Syria, Iran, Russia and China plan joint war games, Iranian news agency says | The Times of Israel.
The Times of Israel
Largest exercise in Mideast history set to take place within a month; Syrian official denies report
Iran, Syria, Russia and China are planning the “biggest-ever wargames in the Middle East,” according to an unconfirmed report on the semi-official Iranian news site Fars News. A Syrian official denied the claims.
According to the article, the four countries are preparing 90,000 troops, 400 aircraft and 1,000 tanks for the massive joint maneuvers, which are to take place along the Syrian coast within a month.
The report states that Russian “atomic submarines and warships, aircraft carriers and mine-clearing destroyers as well as Iranian battleships and submarines will also arrive in Syria” and that Egypt has agreed to let 12 Chinese warships cross the Suez Canal for the exercises.
According to Israel Radio, Bouthaina Shaabana, a Syrian official and President Bashar Assad’s special adviser, said the reports about such a drill are “baseless” and false.
The IDF spokesman’s office called the report a “political matter” and declined to comment.
Iran is currently holding talks with six Western powers over the fate of its nuclear program. The talks, said to be held in a tense atmosphere in Moscow, seek to alleviate world concerns that the Islamic Republic is developing nuclear weapons.
Syria meanwhile faces international pressure to end a 15-month crackdown on local rebels trying to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad.
China and Russia have come to the aid of both countries in recent months at the UN Security Council, vetoing military intervention in Syria and expanded sanctions on Iran.
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If you want to know what this is all about, search “Syrian pipeline” and see all the different planed pipelines that must pass through that area. If Syria says no to the Kurdish/Iraq-to-the-Med pipeline and yes to the Iran/Iraq-to-the-Med pipeline, some people will not be happy. This is about money / energy. The “conflict” about Iran and Nuke enrichment is about stopping Iran from being able to mine the yellow-cake and turn it into fuel-rods all within it’s borders and selling them to China and India on the open market.
Totally agree with you Casey.
I am surprised at world reponse to war mongerring.The wars of Iraq,Afganist an and Iraq has its consequences.We lossed millions of human being for nothing.All sane people should try to avoid any sort of war .I do not see need for war.We on earth have enough food,clothing and shelter.Why should we go to war.We all muslims,Jews,chirstians ,Hindus and Budists are children of Adam.We all are brothern.Can we ask these dirty politicians to shun war mongering foe global and human welfare.