Towards a World War III Scenario? The Role of Israel in Triggering an Attack on Iran
Part II The Military Road Map
by Michel Chossudovsky ------------- http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=20584 -------------- "Theater Iran Near Term"
Code named by US military planners as TIRANNT, "Theater Iran Near Term", simulations of an attack on Iran were initiated in May 2003 "when modelers and intelligence specialists pulled together the data needed for theater-level (meaning large-scale) scenario analysis for Iran." ( (William Arkin, Washington Post, 16 April 2006).
The scenarios identified several thousand targets inside Iran as part of a "Shock and Awe" Blitzkrieg:
"The analysis, called TIRANNT, for "Theater Iran Near Term," was coupled with a mock scenario for a Marine Corps invasion and a simulation of the Iranian missile force. U.S. and British planners conducted a Caspian Sea war game around the same time. And Bush directed the U.S. Strategic Command to draw up a global strike war plan for an attack against Iranian weapons of mass destruction. All of this will ultimately feed into a new war plan for "major combat operations" against Iran that military sources confirm now [April 2006] exists in draft form.
... Under TIRANNT, Army and U.S. Central Command planners have been examining both near-term and out-year scenarios for war with Iran, including all aspects of a major combat operation, from mobilization and deployment of forces through postwar stability operations after regime change." (William Arkin, Washington Post, 16 April 2006)
Different "theater scenarios" for an all out attack on Iran had been contemplated: "The US army, navy, air force and marines have all prepared battle plans and spent four years building bases and training for "Operation Iranian Freedom". Admiral Fallon, the new head of US Central Command, has inherited computerized plans under the name TIRANNT (Theatre Iran Near Term)." (New Statesman, February 19, 2007)
In 2004, drawing upon the initial war scenarios under TIRANNT, Vice President Dick Cheney instructed USSTRATCOM to draw up a "contingency plan" of a large scale military operation directed against Iran "to be employed in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack on the United States" on the presumption that the government in Tehran would be behind the terrorist plot. The plan included the pre-emptive use of nuclear weapons against a non-nuclear state:
"The plan includes a large-scale air assault on Iran employing both conventional and tactical nuclear weapons. Within Iran there are more than 450 major strategic targets, including numerous suspected nuclear-weapons-program development sites. Many of the targets are hardened or are deep underground and could not be taken out by conventional weapons, hence the nuclear option. As in the case of Iraq, the response is not conditional on Iran actually being involved in the act of terrorism directed against the United States. Several senior Air Force officers involved in the planning are reportedly appalled at the implications of what they are doing—that Iran is being set up for an unprovoked nuclear attack—but no one is prepared to damage his career by posing any objections." (Philip Giraldi, Deep Background,The American Conservative August 2005)
The Military Road Map: "First Iraq, then Iran"
The decision to target Iran under TIRANNT was part of the broader process of military planning and sequencing of military operations. Already under the Clinton administration, US Central Command (USCENTCOM) had formulated "in war theater plans" to invade first Iraq and then Iran. Access to Middle East oil was the stated strategic objective:
The Role of Israel
There has been much debate regarding the role of Israel in initiating an attack against Iran.
Israel is part of a military alliance. Tel Aviv is not a prime mover. It does not have a separate and distinct military agenda.
Israel is integrated into the "war plan for major combat operations" against Iran formulated in 2006 by US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). In the context of large scale military operations, an uncoordinated unilateral military action by one coalition partner, namely Israel, is from a military and strategic point almost an impossibility. Israel is a de facto member of NATO. Any action by Israel would require a "green light" from Washington.
An attack by Israel could, however, be used as "the trigger mechanism" which would unleash an all out war against Iran, as well retaliation by Iran directed against Israel.
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IRAN WAR WILL BE FULL SCALE NUCLEAR WORLD WAR 3by IRANWARxWORLDWAR338,596 views
Freedom now for Syria, Iran
lets hope that Islamic extremists dont take the power in Syria, remember the Iranian revolution 1979 there was great excitement about a change sweeping the Mideast. but democracy left Iran, try not to end up like them, being murdered and tortured and imprisoned even more than under the previous regime, they trusted extreme Islamists who pretended to be their allies while it was convenient, and didn't see the turnaround coming until it was far too late.
Cheguevara831 3 hours ago
@free00to00ryhme most of the rockets are made by the the west, they just bought it, so dont make youself looks like an dumb ass and by the way the max range by a rocket is atm 11.547 km..ups seems like you arleady make yourself look like a fool ;)
Gyoku26 13 hours ago
@theoldgalah you clearly dont a clue about geostrategic aspect of war, but your comment makes me laugh my ass off, thanks for that :) and now dont make yourself look like an dumb ass and shut up ;)
Gyoku26 13 hours ago
@theoldgalah How would little Israel stand with Iran in a nuclear war, even if that was possible. Most likely it will be conventional missiles and Iran will shit on Israel. Have you seen how little Israel is lol what joke. If US wan't helping them with weapons and billions of aid money they would have been destroyed long ago. Remember their 2006 war against Hezbollah they lost 70 tanks in 2 weeks lol Israel what joke.
Ninjass4Life 19 hours ago
@boxingisart iranian regime will be destroy, the stupid ayatolah hates the bible coz the bible sais iranian regime will be destroyed not the civilians but its army and king (ayatolah) and prince (president)
345678894 1 day ago
Iran wouldn't have 15 ballistic missiles let alone 150K missiles.Lol what rot. Let the Israelis nuke Iran,the rest of the Arab world would publicly denounce Israel and threaten fire and brimstone but privately say thanks.Remember most Arab leaders were educated in the West and Israel and are afraid of Iran and lack the horsepower to attack Iran which the Israelis can do easily reducing Iran into a stone age culture....sorry they are there already....Radioactive stone aged country.....
theoldgalah 1 day ago
@Kiiddy
what are you talking about? Somehow I'm delusional and insecure about another country being called a "bitch" when in reality the both need each-other to thrive.... okay lol
in basic terms for you:
Most of China's goods go to the US (which creates revenue for them) so without the US a shit ton of income goes away which will then collapse their economy.
VeloxStang 2 days ago
@VeloxStang Get real please, and wake up. What reality are you living in? Stop being so delusional and insecure about this. Its a country, not your cousin.
Kiiddy 2 days ago
@free00to00ryhme lmao
boot358 2 days ago
@bryjb10 50 feet today in ten year 51.2 feet getting closer lol
roxyrose222 2 days ago