Russian Missiles Aimed at Syria Reportedly Hit Iran
So it appears the Russians bombed Iran with at least one missile on the way to Syria. Take a look at a map. Those missiles also overflew Iraq. So we declined to engage the missiles overflying areas under our protection. What’s next fighter bombers? But nobody wanted them shot down? At some level there must be a tacit acceptance of the attacks by our military or government. Or are we to think shooting them down was not possible? Too provocative? Did we get caught flat footed as some claim or not? Did Iraq approve of cruise missile overflights to attack moderates in Syria?
The Simmer War in Syria seems to have gone terribly awry. And the critics, oh my. So much grist for the ODS mill.
Russian cruise missiles aimed at Syria reportedly landed in Iran on Thursday.
The mistaken bombing, launched from a Russian warship in the Caspian Sea, was first reported by CNN, which received the information from two unnamed U.S. officials.
From the Caspian Sea, the clearest path for the missiles to reach Syria would be by crossing over both Iran and Iraq. The officials told CNN that Russia is testing out its Kaliber missiles in combat for the first time.
The report is consistent with Iranian media accounts of an explosion in northwestern Iran. The Islamic Republic Press Agency, an official Iranian government press outlet, reported on Thursday that the governor of Takab said an “unidentified flying object” near the town crashed and then exploded. The article contained a photo of a drone, however, and did not provide details about the origins of the crash and explosion.