Speaking today at a press conference in Brussels, outgoing Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin warned against a NATO attack on Iran, saying that Russia would view any military attacks as a “direct threat to our security.”
Rogozin’s position int he government is growing, and he is leaving his current position to become Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Russia’s defense sector. Other Russian officials have expressed opposition both to efforts at an oil embargo and continued Israeli calls for a US-led war.
Experts have said in the past that if either Russia or China were to make it clear that they viewed an attack on Iran as an attack on them it would basically end the option of “preemptive” war on the nation, and while Rogozin’s comments fall somewhat short of this they do seem to be in this same general vein.
At the same time, the genuine threat to attack Iran may be illusory, as French officials are saying that they don’t believe war is being considered as a serious option.
The Russians who were the ones who actually secretly and covertly gave the Iranians the technology to build the N bomb just like the Chinese help the Koreans and the Pakistani obtain the N bomb. They, the Russians and Chines know that a war against the USA will bring their destruction they came up with a plan to give their technology to their proxies enemies of the West and Israel so those countries will fight a N war. And that is why the Russians and the Chinese will block any UN resolution againts Iran or North Korea that will prevent them from developing a N stockpile. The Russians and the Chinese are bitter hypocritical 2 faces enemies of the USA.
Gee, dipshit, what large terrorist country 'secretly and actually' gave the Israelis the technology to build nukes? Apparently that was okay and so would helping Iran be.
Go crawl back into your cozy Confirmation Bias Hole and stay there until your brain can function properly.
Israel is not a terrorist state, israel has not openly and often called for the destruction of another country Israel can be trusted not to use a nuke on whom ever they feel like it when ever they feel like it. It is a trust issue. Can you in anyway feel confident that Iran would not use a nuke if they had one?
Just one thing,
both Russia and China have more moral integrity than the war criminal US.
And maybe you should get used to the fact that the people of Europa, Asia, and South America are NO LONGER on your side!! So much to your self esteem, there is NO base anymore for that!!
Wolfgang
It's hard to follow your rants. Where have you got the info that the Russians gave the Iranians the technology to build the N bomb? So a war against the US will bring the destruction of Russia and China, but not of the US? The rest is hogwash. Can you at least read some before posting?
But what goes around comes around and the Russian and the Chines are committing a tremendous blunder and a strategical mistake of enourmous proportion. Iran historically has been a Russian enemy and dont forget that Islamic countries take in consideration their religion first when making political or military decisions. At the end of the day Islamic Iran will always be an enemy of Russian competing in the same neighborhood. An N Korea eventually will reunite with S Korea and they will keep theIr N arsenal. Once the reunite with the South Korea, the new united Korea with their wealth and N weapons and technology to built modern weopons, will convet Korea into a Super regional power able to challege China, and Russia. Specially a United Korea will be a friend of the USA. A liberted Iran also will be a friend of the USA and a major challege to Russia and Pakistan. Iran will never reach the regional power that they dream without the USA.
Yo, Castro. You're new here. Welcome. We'll straighten you out if that's at all possible, and if you hang around long enough.
Others have speculated about the man behind the "screen name", ie who you REALLY are. You know how it is, we'd like to know who we're dealing with. So if you would indulge us — no need to entirely throw off the protective veil of anonymity: you don't have to give your real name or your email address — but how about your age, nationality (American I suspect) and region, and political stripe, for starters? And then, anything else you care to add.
For instance, I'm an American, a Jew, a hard-left progressive, 63 years old, retired engineer and lifelong technology junkie (I like to use the whimsical and somewhat self-deprecating term "techno-weenie").
You are…..?
May the gods bless you. I am an American, a gentile, and a hard-left progressive.
"Iran historically has been a Russian enemy"….mind telling me when the last Russo-Persian war was?
Oye Castro, no te hagas el cojudo. ¿crees que la gente aquí es estúpida? Vuelve a esos foros de derecha con gente que tiene el cerebro lavado y que cree que EEUU es el santo y no hace nada malo.
I don't think it matters whether or not war is a serious option in the minds of the politicians. The fact is that any day, a military incident in the waters could explode within minutes. Will it be tomorrow?
Russia have to deliver the system S-300 to Iranians how was the contract between these countries.It is time that China too will join to Russia position together with Turkey ,Brazil,India,Venezuela,etc,etc,stopping demented people like Bibi and his peons to play with the world peace.Enough with the terror of "preemtive" wars.
Strange how people, like Castro, see Iran as the aggressor. Iran is the country being threatened by a military attack, perhaps even a nuclear military attack, by both Israel, and the US.
So far, there has been no evidence that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons programme, in fact, the exact opposite. The IAEA has reported no, get it? No, infringements of the NPT. Israel, on the other hand, has refused to sign the NPT, and, is known to possess nuclear weapons – why not sanctions against Israel, why not threats to invade Israel – what's good for the goose should, also, be good for the gander.
It's far more likely that people like Castro are so cynical and deceitful that they don't really see Iran as an aggressor, but are perfectly willing to ejaculate ludicrous propaganda portraying Iran as an aggressor so as to create a pretext for attacking the country. This cynical propaganda merely is a means to the desired goals, which are to exact revenge on Iran for having thrown the US out in 1978, to eliminate any possible regional ability to oppose Zionist aggression, to deny the Chinese access to petroleum, and to forge yet another link in the chain of encirclement around Russia.
Dude, he's an Israeli troll…
an israeli puss bag
I doubt he's an Israeli, an American Jew, or Hasbara. His writing skills lack the corresponding sophistication, and there are no Zionist talking points. In addition, the writing errors and writing style are consistent with someone writing in their native English. No, my guess, "Castro" is a young American right-wing male still "beating the dead horse" of anti-communism, perhaps a Cuban-American.
You're probably right – I was kinda basing my opinion on another thread where he is really running down the talking points usually thrown out there by dittoheads, Armageddonists, and ultra-zionists. In retrospect, he's probably a high school dropout who listens religiously to Rushbo, Annie, and Hannity. I bet he was really disappointed when Beck lost his FOX platform.
The most frightening thing about some of these comments is that people seriously, truly think that Iran was the aggressor in this situation. Where are these kids' teachers? Where are their parents?
Russia is trying to state as diplomatically as possible that America has no more allies. The younger generations are too busy being entertained to realize what Russia is telling them. They are too busy entertaining themselves to realize that their toy supply is about to be shut off. The real world is coming for them.
Young people if you do nothing else, research the origins of the Vietnam war, and more specifically, the draft. For some reason lately, people are thinking that a draft or another grossly improper military worldwide confrontation can't possibly happen-I still have no idea why people think there are limits to what this government will do.
The younger generations are about to lose the next ten years of their lives if they don't start paying attention. Kids, pick up your books. Read about American historical military situations. Start at the year 1900 and don't stop until you reach today's date. Put down the cell phones, entertainment TV, and unnecessary internet sites.
The older generations should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. We argued and pointed fingers at each other while letting our politicians turn America to dust. Common ground must be reached for ALL of the members of the constantly arguing older generations because I suspect when this war starts the younger folks will need all the help available.
Russia has the capacity to destroy this entire world with nuclear weapons. Never forget that.
"Russia has the capacity to destroy this entire world with nuclear weapons"
Well, so does the United States of America(n) Exceptionalism…and I'm betting that the US (or its Israeli masters) in their collective wisdom (snark) throws the first nuke.
Why the rush?
So the global corporate/financial/militarist Empire seems to already be jumping to the next stage of Thomas Barnett's 2004 Naval War College book and strategy of "The Pentagon's New Map" — beyond and before even capturing and 'occupying' all the GAP countries in the 5000 mile swath from Mauritania to the very boarders of India, China, and Russia, the global Vichy Empire seems hellbent on precipitating conflicts with some of those New CORE countries.
One might ask why?
Why the acceleration of plans?
Best luck and love to the "Occupy Empire" educational movement.
Liberty, democracy, justice, and equality
Over
Violent/Vichy
Empire,
Alan MacDonald
Sanford, Maine
So the global corporate/financial/militarist Empire seems to already be jumping to the next stage of Thomas Barnett's 2004 Naval War College book and strategy of "The Pentagon's New Map" — beyond and before even capturing and 'occupying' all the GAP countries in the 5000 mile swath from Mauritania to the very boarders of India, China, and Russia, the global Vichy Empire seems hellbent on precipitating conflicts with some of those New CORE countries.
One might ask why?
Why the acceleration of plans?
Best luck and love to the “Occupy Empire” educational movement.
Liberty, democracy, justice, and equality
Over
Violent/Vichy
Empire,
Alan MacDonald
Sanford, Maine