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April 7 2012
RUSSIA EXPECTING ATTACK ON IRAN BY SUMMER
Plans to move troops to protect interests, possibly assist Islamic enclave
Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah's
G2 Bulletin, the premium online newsletter published by the founder of
WND. Subscriptions are $99 a year or, for monthly trials, just $9.95
per month for credit card users, and provide instant access for the
complete reports.
WASHINGTON - The Russian military anticipates that an attack will
occur on Iran by the summer and has developed an action plan to move
Russian troops through neighboring Georgia to stage in Armenia, which
borders on the Islamic republic, informed Russian sources say in a
report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
Russian Security Council head Viktor Ozerov said that Russian General
Military Headquarters has prepared an action plan in the event of an
attack on Iran.
Dmitry Rogozin, who recently was the Russian ambassador to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, warned against an attack on
Iran.
`Iran is our neighbor,' Rogozin said. `If Iran is involved in any
military action, it's a direct threat to our security.' Rogozin now is
the deputy Russian prime minister and is regarded as anti-Western. He
oversees Russia's defense sector.
Russian Defense Ministry sources say that the Russian military doesn't
believe that Israel has sufficient military assets to defeat Iranian
defenses and further believes that U.S. military action will be
necessary.
Russia's purpose in moving its troops would be not only to protect its
own vital regional interests but possibly to assist Iran in the event
of an attack. Sources add that a Russian military buildup in the
region could result in the Russian military potentially engaging
Israeli forces, U.S. forces or both.
Informed sources say that the Russians have warned of `unpredictable
consequences' in the event Iran is attacked, with some Russians saying
that the Russian military would intervene because its vital interests
in region would be threatened.
The influential Russian Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper has quoted a
Russian military source as saying that the situation forming around
Syria and Iran `causes Russia to expedite the course of improvement of
its military groups in the South Caucasus, the Caspian, Mediterranean
and Black Sea regions.'
This latest information comes from a series of reports and leaks from
official Russian spokesmen and government news agencies who say that
an Israeli attack is all but certain by the summer.
Because of the impact on Russian vital interests in the region,
sources say that Russian preparations for such an attack began two
years ago when Russian Military Base 102 in Gyumri, Armenia, was
modernized. It is said to occupy a major geopolitical position in the
region.
Families of Russian servicemen from the Russian base at Gyumri in
Armenia close to the borders of Georgia and Turkey already have been
evacuated, Russian sources say.
`Military Base 102 is a key point, Russia's outpost in the South
Caucasus,' a Russian military source told the newspaper. `It occupies
a very important geopolitical position, but the Kremlin fears lest it
should lose this situation.'
Keep in touch with the most important breaking news stories about
critical developments around the globe with Joseph Farah's G2
Bulletin, the premium, online intelligence news source edited and
published by the founder of WND.
http://www.wnd.com/2012/04/russia-expecting-attack-on-iran-by-summer/
From: Baghdasarian
April 7 2012
RUSSIA EXPECTING ATTACK ON IRAN BY SUMMER
Plans to move troops to protect interests, possibly assist Islamic enclave
Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah's
G2 Bulletin, the premium online newsletter published by the founder of
WND. Subscriptions are $99 a year or, for monthly trials, just $9.95
per month for credit card users, and provide instant access for the
complete reports.
WASHINGTON - The Russian military anticipates that an attack will
occur on Iran by the summer and has developed an action plan to move
Russian troops through neighboring Georgia to stage in Armenia, which
borders on the Islamic republic, informed Russian sources say in a
report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
Russian Security Council head Viktor Ozerov said that Russian General
Military Headquarters has prepared an action plan in the event of an
attack on Iran.
Dmitry Rogozin, who recently was the Russian ambassador to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, warned against an attack on
Iran.
`Iran is our neighbor,' Rogozin said. `If Iran is involved in any
military action, it's a direct threat to our security.' Rogozin now is
the deputy Russian prime minister and is regarded as anti-Western. He
oversees Russia's defense sector.
Russian Defense Ministry sources say that the Russian military doesn't
believe that Israel has sufficient military assets to defeat Iranian
defenses and further believes that U.S. military action will be
necessary.
Russia's purpose in moving its troops would be not only to protect its
own vital regional interests but possibly to assist Iran in the event
of an attack. Sources add that a Russian military buildup in the
region could result in the Russian military potentially engaging
Israeli forces, U.S. forces or both.
Informed sources say that the Russians have warned of `unpredictable
consequences' in the event Iran is attacked, with some Russians saying
that the Russian military would intervene because its vital interests
in region would be threatened.
The influential Russian Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper has quoted a
Russian military source as saying that the situation forming around
Syria and Iran `causes Russia to expedite the course of improvement of
its military groups in the South Caucasus, the Caspian, Mediterranean
and Black Sea regions.'
This latest information comes from a series of reports and leaks from
official Russian spokesmen and government news agencies who say that
an Israeli attack is all but certain by the summer.
Because of the impact on Russian vital interests in the region,
sources say that Russian preparations for such an attack began two
years ago when Russian Military Base 102 in Gyumri, Armenia, was
modernized. It is said to occupy a major geopolitical position in the
region.
Families of Russian servicemen from the Russian base at Gyumri in
Armenia close to the borders of Georgia and Turkey already have been
evacuated, Russian sources say.
`Military Base 102 is a key point, Russia's outpost in the South
Caucasus,' a Russian military source told the newspaper. `It occupies
a very important geopolitical position, but the Kremlin fears lest it
should lose this situation.'
Keep in touch with the most important breaking news stories about
critical developments around the globe with Joseph Farah's G2
Bulletin, the premium, online intelligence news source edited and
published by the founder of WND.
http://www.wnd.com/2012/04/russia-expecting-attack-on-iran-by-summer/
From: Baghdasarian