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Average Ameriacn
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Wed Feb 01 15:25:05
Make a list of them for internment

http://big...urity-adviser-puts-iran-notice

US puts Iran 'on notice' after missile test, won't elaborate

By VIVIAN SALAMA
Feb. 1, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. put Iran "on notice" Wednesday after the Iranian military tested a ballistic missile and allied rebels in Yemen attacked a Saudi naval vessel in the Red Sea, an early manifestation of President Donald Trump's promise of a tougher American approach to the Islamic republic.

"Iran is now feeling emboldened," Michael Flynn, Trump's national security adviser, told reporters.

Delivering his first public remarks since Trump took office, Flynn didn't elaborate on what actions the U.S. might take in response to Iran's missile test earlier this week. But he made clear the administration's view that President Barack Obama's strategy of containing Iran's destabilizing behavior while cooperating more closely on nuclear and other matters wasn't working.

"The Obama administration failed to respond adequately to Tehran's malign actions — including weapons transfers, support for terrorism and other violations of international norms," Flynn said.

Asked to clarify what Flynn meant by putting Iran "on notice," White House press secretary Sean Spicer said, "We felt as though their actions were both provocative and in violation."

The statement makes "sure that they understood that we weren't going to sit by and not act on those actions," Spicer said.

Reports of the missile test emerged after Trump signed an executive order last week temporarily suspending immigration from Iran and six other majority-Muslim countries.

As part of the final negotiations for the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers, Iran agreed to an eight-year extension of a U.N. ban on ballistic missile development. The U.N. Security Council later endorsed the agreement, calling on Iran not to carry out such tests. But Iran has flouted the prohibition regularly in the past year-and-a-half, drawing sanctions from the U.S. but also diplomatic cover from Russia.

Iran's Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan on Wednesday acknowledged the latest test and said "we will not let any foreigner meddle with our defense issues." He did not say when the test was carried out or specify the type of missile but insisted it wasn't a violation of U.N. resolutions or the 2015 nuclear accord.

Flynn argued otherwise, saying Iran specifically violated the U.N.'s ban on "activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology."

The test ended with a "failed" re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, said a U.S. defense official, who wasn't authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen, meanwhile, claimed a successful missile strike on Tuesday against a warship belonging to a Saudi-led coalition fighting to reinstall Yemen's internationally recognized government. The media arm of the Shiite rebels, also known as the Houthis, said the vessel was believed to belong to the Saudi Arabian navy.

Although Flynn didn't argue that Tehran was violating the nuclear accord, his promise of a sterner American approach to Iran underscored the fragility of a deal that Trump repeatedly ridiculed as a presidential candidate.

Flynn said: "President Trump has severely criticized the various agreements reached between Iran and the Obama administration, as well as the United Nations - as being weak and ineffective."

At America's request, the U.N. Security Council held a session Tuesday to address the missile test. The council referred the matter to its committee on Iran and asked for an investigation.

Iran has long boasted of having missiles that can travel 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles), putting much of the Middle East, including Israel, in range. Such capability would also put U.S. bases in the region in danger, and Iran says its missiles are key to deterring a U.S. or Israeli attack.

In March, Iran test-fired two ballistic missiles. One was emblazoned with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" in Hebrew, sparking international outcry.
obaminated
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Wed Feb 01 15:29:55
A lot live in irvine, good people, attractive but very entitled women.
CrownRoyal
Member
Wed Feb 01 15:32:00
Well, thank god warmongering Killary wasn't the winner
Forwyn
Member
Wed Feb 01 15:32:47
"Saudi-led coalition fighting to reinstall Yemen's internationally recognized government."

rofl
Paramount
Member
Wed Feb 01 15:46:12
How close is Trump to the Saudi Barbarians and ISIS?

You think he will attack the enemies of ISIS — Iran?
murder
Member
Wed Feb 01 17:09:32

You just know Trump is itching to set off a nuke or 20.

chen
Member
Wed Feb 01 17:12:14
This is what we get for letting someone who fell for pizza-gate be in charge of the NSA.
murder
Member
Wed Feb 01 17:17:22

^ yep

CrownRoyal
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Wed Apr 19 10:26:57
"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has notified Congress that Iran is complying with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama, and says the U.S. has extended the sanctions relief given to the Islamic republic in exchange for curbs on its atomic program."
Cont

http://bigstory.ap.org/4505ccac6e004a26ac6bf814332f88de
Aeros
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Wed Apr 19 14:32:46
Its so amusing how desperate people are to paint the saudis as the good guys in Yemen.
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