Thursday, 17 August 2006
Iran to launch major military maneuvers
Contributed by Bill Faith

Iran will launch a series of large-scale military maneuvers across the country and has not made plans for an end to the ongoing war games, the army said Thursday.

"The maneuvers are aimed at introducing Iran's new defensive doctrine," military spokesman Gen. Mohammad Reza Ashtiani was quoted as saying by state-run television.

He said the exercises would begin on Saturday in the south east of the country. "It will continue in the whole of Iran, stage by stage for an unspecified period," Ashtiani said.

The announcement came as Iran faces heightened international scrutiny because of its contentious nuclear program and for supporting the Lebanese Hizbullah guerrillas.

Iran denies Israeli accusations it is arming and training Hizbullah fighters.

[Read on. Hat tip: Dan Riehl.]

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 17, 2006 at 11:41 PM in Bill Faith, Iran, Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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