Iran Celebrates "Death Day" & Its "New President" As Its Navy Approaches Yemen

by JASmius



One if by land, two if by sea, three if by ICBM.  I believe that is the twenty-first century Paul Revere, if he's not snoring on the floor drowning in a tequila coma.  Hopefully the nuclear flash will rouse him in time to out-ride the blast wave,

First, by land, or what the mullahs call "Army Day," which looks eerily like those old May Day parades in Red Square:

Iran on Saturday marked Army Day with a military parade featuring new weapons systems, as well as a truck carrying a massive banner reading “Death to Israel.”

A televised broadcast of the parade was punctuated by repeated cries of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”

“If Israel makes a mistake,” the announcer on Iran television said during the broadcast, as heavy trucks carrying armored personnel carriers rolled past, “those in Tel Aviv and Haifa will not sleep at night, not one person.”

As the old saying goes, the mullahs sure don't seem to have "changed their tune," do they?  And given that there's nothing the slightest bit obscure or subject to interpretation about those hateful declarations, and the avalanche of new weapons systems - including the Russian S-300 air defense system that will doubtless be in the hands of Syria, Hezbollah, and Hamas in short order and which it is doubtful the IAF will be able to effectively penetrate - certainly appear to back up the conclusion that Tehran means every syllable, intends to massacre every last Jew and every last American, and now they have the means with which to do so, I would respectfully suggest that "diplomacy" has failed.  Rather spectacularly at that.

All of the above courtesy of Iran's new president....Barack Hussein Obama:

Barack Obama is the president of… Iran? Channel 2 news accidentally bestowed that honorific upon Obama Saturday night when reporting on a press conference by the U.S. president.

The mistake, in an on-screen ID tag, came at a time when Israeli concerns over the US-Iran relationship are particularly acute.

(1) I don't think that was a mistake, although it would be an easy one to make, and that will probably cover it.  (2) It would be a much better fit, you have to admit.

And (3) it would help explain why the mullahs are giving every appearance of treating Yemen like their newest province:

Iran is sending an armada of seven to nine ships — some with weapons — toward Yemen in a potential attempt to resupply the Shia Houthi rebels, according to two U.S. defense officials. Officials fear the move could lead to a showdown with the U.S....

....or other members of a Saudi-led coalition, which is enforcing a naval blockade of Yemen and is conducting its fourth week of airstrikes against the Houthis.

It is not clear what will happen as the convoy comes closer to Yemen. Saudi Arabia has deployed ships around Yemen to enforce the blockade, as has Egypt. An official said the ship convoy could try to land at a port in Aden, which the Houthis have taken over.

Although the U.S. is assisting with the Saudi-led air campaign....

....it is not participating in the naval blockade of Yemen, said U.S. Central Command spokesman Colonel Pat Ryder.

However, the U.S. Navy is in the region and has already “consensually boarded” one Panamanian-flagged ship in the Red Sea on April 1st on the suspicion it was illegally carrying arms for the Houthis.

None were found, but the move raised alarm bells in Washington over an increasingly active U.S. military role in the conflict.....

....The Pentagon indicated this week that more boardings could occur. Officials fear a naval confrontation between Iran and Saudi Arabia could escalate what has become a proxy war between the two countries.

To include Saudi nuclear weapons to counter Iran's in the very near future.

The U.S. has been supporting the airstrikes with intelligence and logistical support, and last week began refueling Saudi fighter jets. Administration officials say it is important to support Saudi Arabia.

Why?  Aren't they fighting the Iranians?  Aren't the mullahs our friends now?

On the other hand, O did attend King Abdullah's funeral, as befits the new president of Iran.  Maybe he'll have this "showdown" with himself.  He is his only worthy opponent, after all.