Iran prepares to defend itself
Iran is preparing for a violent confrontation with the US. It lacks intercontinental ballistic missiles, but it has a variety of short and medium range missiles capable of reaching any target in the Middle East. It has developed a version of the US MQ1 Predator drone or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, able to carry four air-to air or air to ground missiles plus two laser guided bombs. The US manufacturer, General Atomics sold Predators to saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco sand Italy.The US has a history of supplying arms to the Middle East. It sold fighter jets and Hawk missiles to Iran when the Shah was in charge. It sold missiles and chemical weapons to Sadam Hussein in Iraq, plus weapons to the Taliban when they were fighting the Russians.Generals in the Pentagon are incensed that Iran managed to shoot down a high flying spy drone - especially with a home-built missile. But the US only has itself to blame. The Sayyad 3 missile system is a clone of the US Hawk missile sold to Iran. Conf...