-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Iran prepares for major defense pact with Moscow Special to World Tribune.com MIDDLE EAST NEWSLINE Tuesday, March 6, 2001 NICOSIA — Iran concluded a military exercise in the Gulf yesterday a week before Iranian President Mohammed Khatami is scheduled to arrive in Moscow. Diplomatic sources said Khatami's visit, beginning on March 12, is expected to pave the way for huge arms deals with Russia. Khatami will be accompanied by a 100-member delegation and could sign a defense treaty. Russian sources said Iran is considering buying diesel-powered submarines, fighter-jets and anti-aircraft systems. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov said defense issues would be part of a strategic alliance between Moscow and Teheran. "It is a large and multifaceted question," Klebanov said. "It cannot be just a matter of a military-technical cooperation pact. You have to address the entire range of our bilateral relations." The Victory-9 exercise combined army, air force and marine units. The maneuvers began on Saturday in the northern end of the Gulf at Mahshahr. The exercise included the military as well as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Among the systems tested were communications equipment as well as Iranian-produced missiles. The exercise was also meant to examine logistics capability. Frigates and patrol boats were deployed. Brig. Gen. Jaber Mahdyar was quoted by the official Islamic Republic News Agency as saying that more than 6,000 soldiers were participating in the war games. Mahdyar said the exercise aimed to demonstrate Iran's defense capability as well as the application of new weaponry deployed in the military. On Sunday, Teheran radio reported that the exercise employed advanced systems to destroy enemy forces. The radio said the second stage of the operation has been launched. No other details were given. Tuesday, March 6, 2001 *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
