Händer intressanta saker i Mellanöstern och i Syrien. Tydligen har man engagerat s-300-batterierna för första gången mot israeliskt flyg:
In first, Russian military said to fire S-300 missiles at Israeli jets over Syria
TV says incident came last week as IAF fighters departed area after alleged strike and they were not in danger; move could signal a significant shift in Moscow’s ties with Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-fir...ts-over-syria/
Man kan spekulera lite kring vad som fick Syrien att göra detta. Försämrade relationer mellan Ryssland och Israel i samband med Ukraina är nog en möjlig förklaring. Men vad som hände egentligen är svårt att veta. Inget israeliskt flyg träffades. Hittade det här på nätet och som verkar trovärdigt:
Reports have emerged that Syrian military has now activated its S-300PMU-2 units. According to what we know, they likely rely on the older 48N6E2 missiles and not the updated variants, but it still gives them 200KM engagement range & covers airspace deep into Israel. The S300 missiles launched “at Israeli” airplanes appear to have been warning shots as they were fired ballistically — without a radar lock.
This may signal the long rumoured delivery of new fighter jets to the Syrian army, from Russia.
These units were previously operated by Russia — not Syrian army. They have received extensive training for the S300 which went on for several years.
Spännande och oroande utveckling samtidigt som Israel börjar med militärövningar där målet är att slå ut Irans kärnkraftsindustri och missiltillverkning:
Times of Israel: In first, Israeli military to hold drill simulating widescale strike on Iran
— "For the first time, the Israeli Air Force will practice for a widescale strike in Iran later this month, during the military’s major Chariots of Fire exercise, The Times of Israel has learned.
In light of growing uncertainty regarding a return by Iran to the 2015 nuclear deal, amid long-stalled negotiations with the United States, the Israel Defense Forces in the past year has ramped up its efforts to prepare a credible military threat against Tehran’s nuclear facilities.
The large-scale air maneuvers, including a simulated attack on Iranian nuclear targets, will take place over the Mediterranean Sea during the fourth and final week of the monthlong exercise, starting May 29. The Chariots of Fire drill, which involves nearly all units of the IDF, has been focusing on training for fighting on Israel’s northern borders, including against the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon."
Samtidigt hetsar nu USA upp både MEK-anhängare och palavister:
Video from May 16, 2022 of Former US Secretary & Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo joining the stage of the Congress "#FreeIran2022", hosted by the 🇦🇱 Albania-based Iranian Communist Guerrilla/Feminist Cult, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), on the "Ashraf 3", the US Army Military Base in 🇦🇱 Manëz, Durrës County, Albania, which serves as the Home of the Iranian Islamist-Marxist Militant Group
On May 16, 2022, the Crown Prince of Iran & Head of the House of Pahlavi, Prince Reza Pahlavi published a video statement in Persian, calling on Iranian citizens, his supporters or not, to join the protests and turn such into an uprising against the the Islamic Republic, exorting them to not give up
Jag tror att vi ska försöka vara lite mindre myoptiska och hålla koll på fler hotspots i världen. Det verkar sannerligen finnas mörka moln på himmelen och vi går som det ser ut mot en väldigt osäker framtid.
