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To: sea_biscuit who wrote (53070)2/6/2006 6:12:55 PM
From: bentway  Respond to of 93284
 
Iran has guided missiles and an air force. In a war with the US, they don't need to be near the Straights of Hormuz, nor do they need to restrict their attacks on oil shipping and production facilities to there.

pbs.org

Going to war with Iran would put the entire world economy at risk.

acig.org

The IRIAF meanwhile operates an indigeniously-built version of the Chinese C.802 anti-ship missile. The air-to-ground version is known under the designation "Noor". The weapon passed extensive and very hard testing by the Iranian military before being accepted.