{"id":3515,"date":"2022-07-13T15:12:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthedays.com\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2022-07-13T15:28:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:28:28","slug":"what-are-the-massive-ramifications-of-the-russia-iran-drone-connection-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthedays.com\/?p=3515","title":{"rendered":"WHAT ARE THE MASSIVE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE RUSSIA-IRAN DRONE CONNECTION? – ANALYSIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\tITD Editor's Note: Concerning the words: Gog, Magog, Syria, Persia, Hezbollah, and Hamas<\/strong><\/font>.<\/strong>

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Persia<\/strong><\/font> - In concert with Adolf Hitler, Persia changed its name to Iran (Aryan Land) in May of 1935. Iran<\/strong> (Aryan Land<\/strong><\/font>) in May of 1935. It is the geographical seat from which Japheth populated the Gentile Nations.

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Iran<\/strong><\/font>, is calling for the destruction of the Jewish people worldwide.

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Syria<\/strong><\/font> is aligned with Iran.

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Hezbollah<\/strong><\/font>, the militant Shiite Islamist group, is the military arm of Iran in Lebanon.

<\/p><\/strong><\/font>\n\u2022<\/font> Hamas<\/strong><\/font>, the militant Sunni Islamist group, is a military arm of ISIS in Gaza.<\/strong><\/font>

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> ISIS<\/strong><\/font>, the militant Sunni Islamist group, is warring with Syria, a Shiite controlled country. It is also committed to the destruction of Israel and all western culture.<\/strong><\/font>

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Islam<\/strong><\/font>, is divided into two warring factions, the Sunni's and the Shiite. However, both warring groups have the USA and Israel as their common enemies.<\/strong><\/font>

<\/p>\n\n\u2022<\/font> Gog<\/strong><\/font> (believed to be the chief prince of Russia) is being a guard (protector) of all of these groups.

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Iran<\/strong><\/font>, is leading the Shiites and believes, in the future, will be used of Allah to bring their messiah, The Twelfth Imam. The One who is to succeed Muhammad as leader of Shiite Islam and rule over the world.<\/strong><\/font>

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Therefore<\/strong><\/font>, we as believers in God's Word should be looking up for our Redemption; through Jesus, our Redeemer is near at hand. Luke 21:24-38<\/font><\/strong>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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MOVING TOWARDS EXEKIEL 38<\/div>\n
\"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Ezekiel 38:1\nSon of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords\" \n\n \u2014 Ezekiel 38:2-4<\/blockquote><\/strong><\/div>\n
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.\" \n \u2014 Ezekiel 38:8<\/blockquote><\/strong><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Article Source: JERUSALEM POST<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

On the eve of\u00a0US President Joe Biden\u2019s visit, the US revealed that Russia may be acquiring hundreds of Iranian drones.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jake Sullivan, the national security advisor, made this revelation on July 11. \u201cThe Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAVs, including weapons-capable UAVs, on an expedited timeline,\u201d Sullivan told reporters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Washington has information that Tehran may\u00a0train Russian forces to use the drones. The story seems improbable and unbelievable at first because Moscow is usually thought of as the arms powerhouse that exports them, not a country running around hat in hand to Iran \u2013 which is the country that is supposedly under sanctions and yet is now exporting drones. The Islamic Republic has already exported drones to Venezuela and revealed recently that they were also being made at a factory in Tajikistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The drone story has several sides to it.\u00a0Timing is important. It comes as Biden is coming to the Middle East. Both Israel and Saudi Arabia have been victims of Iran drone threats. The kingdom has received the brunt of attacks by drone technology exported to Yemen by Iran. Tehran has also used drones directly against Saudi Arabia in the 2019 attack on Abqaiq.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iranian drones have also been used\u00a0against ships in the Gulf of Oman and also to harass US warships. In addition, Iran has used drones in Iraq, which it provides to proxies. Iranian drones have targeted the autonomous Kurdistan region. Tehran has used drones in Syria to target US forces at Tanaf garrison and also against Israel, flown from Iraq, Syria, and from Iran itself. The fact that Iran is a regional drone power is very clear.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"A drone is seen flying in Yerucham. (credit: Chen BarAm\/HarTech)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It’s not just timing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Timing is not the only issue. The US has been talking up the Iran drone threat for a while, including congressional support for countering Iranian drones. Israeli technology is a key to countering the drones. US-backed systems such as Iron Dome and David\u2019s Sling are also key to the air defenses that protect against Iranian drone and missile attacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Moreover, the new\u00a0laser air defenses that Israel is making\u00a0\u2013 and that it will show to Biden during his visit \u2013 are an important part of the multi-layered defense against drones. Israel has many other systems to stop drone attacks, such as Barak missiles and also air-launched missiles from warplanes or helicopters. In fact, Jerusalem neutralized Hezbollah drones recently. The terrorist group acquires drone technology from Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There is also talk of closer cooperation among Israel, the US, and the Gulf States regarding air defense. Iran has objected to this concept and has recently made threats. But the overall picture is clear: Iran\u2019s drone threat has now caused the US, Israel, and states such as Bahrain, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia to better understand the overall threat that the belligerent Islamic country poses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The reports of Iran selling or providing drones to Russia, however, are a new layer to the drone issue. If Tehran is moving drones to Russia, does that mean it has a surfeit of drones? Does it mean that Iran doesn\u2019t need them as much in the Middle East? Is Iran so overflowing with drones that it can give Russia \u201chundreds\u201d of them \u2013 or does Iran need funding and support from Russia for other programs such as the missile and nuclear ones that it is willing to give drones in exchange for support from Moscow?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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MANY MORE questions are raised. Is Moscow really running so low on weapons that it needs Iranian drones? Will Iran harm its relations with Kyiv by moving forward with this sale? What is America\u2019s reason for revealing this information now? Is the US trying to show how Iran is a key ally of Russia and thus cannot be trusted? Wouldn\u2019t the linkage of Tehran and Moscow illustrate the danger of any kind of new Iran deal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This would appear to cement US ties with Israel and their joint concerns over Iran. If the White House is clearly pointing the finger at the Kremlin for being in the Russian camp regarding harming Ukraine, then that would bolster Israel\u2019s case that Iran is a threat to the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is a big change from the rhetoric of the Obama administration that wanted to have talks with Iran. Some members of that administration were critical of the Jewish state, seeing the Islamic Republic as holding promise for \u201cmoderation.\u201d Now we know that Iran is a huge drone threat and is backing Russia\u2019s attacks on Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Iran drone threat has been rising rapidly in recent years. It has used drones for decades but has increasingly been able to arm them and use them for pinpoint attacks. Iran\u2019s drones can carry warheads and operate in a kamikaze fashion. Some can also do surveillance. Some fly on one-way missions, using gyroscopes and waypoints. Others, apparently, can be controlled from a mission control center, meaning they can fly and return to base.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why does Russia need these drones? Does it want Iranian kamikaze ones? Does it want them for surveillance or to be used as expendable flying machines? Other countries have successfully used drones in complex attacks. Azerbaijan used them against Armenian forces in 2020. It used some as decoys, and others to hunt down radar defenses. It pummeled the Armenian forces using numerous types of drones.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Does Russia want to use drones in Ukraine because it fears losing aircraft? Could this be a way for Moscow to test the drones against US-supplied air defenses or the HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) that America provided to Ukraine? Reports say the HIMARS artillery system has been helping Kyiv take out Russian logistics and thus slow the Russian advance in the Donbas. Russia could use expendable drones against it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Russia already\u00a0had some types of drones. When I was on the Ukrainian front line in Donbas several years ago, we could hear Russian drones. So the Russian use of them is not new. But it appears to lack large numbers of larger or medium-sized drones. It is not clear if Moscow has armed drones or ones that can carry out kamikaze or \u201cloitering munition\u201d roles. Russia clearly has a plethora of cruise missiles and artillery that it has used against Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Perhaps the real reason the Iran-Russia drone connection is coming to light now is also due to Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s scheduled visit to Iran next week. Tehran may be offering Moscow this system as a fig leaf to show that it is a dependable friend. Iran wants to show it contributes something to the relationship. And Putin will have something to show for taking the time to go to Iran in the midst of a war.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Israel gains here because it can highlight the Iranian drone threat. The Gulf countries gain by being able to point to this threat. The US gains by knitting together its friends such as Israel and the UAE and\u00a0perhaps Saudi Arabia over\u00a0the drone threat, Iran, and also Russia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This makes sense because the White House wants everyone to be aware that Russia is a bad actor, whereas US partners in the region tend to have amicable relations with Moscow. Now the US can show that Iran, a threat to the region, works too closely with Russia, and this could have ramifications across the Middle East. Is America\u2019s quiet message \u201cchoose sides\u201d \u2013 because Iran\u2019s drones are now a threat to more than the Middle East, they threaten the world?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If the Iran-Russia drone connection grows, the ramifications are massive. Not just for the region, the US, Russia, and Ukraine, but also because Iran and Russia could leverage each other\u2019s technical know-how to build more dangerous ones.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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