4 ways Iran is becoming a Persian Empire - from TRUNEWS

(TRUNEWS) Has the recent lifting of oil sanctions; and their inclusion in the Eurasian Trade Zone, launched Iran toward becoming a modern resurgence of the Persian Empire?

On the Tuesday edition of TRUNEWS, guest Jim Willie mentioned that Iran — who he referred to as Persia — is the 4th leg in an emerging Eurasian Trade Zone with India, China and Russia. This new trade alliance, Willie said, is establishing a ‘New Silk Road” from the ports of Lisbon, Portugal to Vladivostok, Russia and will become the dominant economic system post-US petrodollar.

Here are four developments from this week alone which signal Iran fulfilling their rise to superpower status:

1) On April 26th Iran unveiled a contingent of domestically-produced tanks. Due to international sanctions, Iran previously lacked the industrial capacity to manufacture this level of military asset. But with the historic nuclear arms deal signed by the US the Iranian military is quickly redeveloping this capability.

Tasnim news agency reported that the “Tiam” is a hybrid tank with the hull of a US Patton, the turret of a Chinese Type 69, and armaments including a 105-mm cannon, a Degtyaryov 7.62-mm light machine gun, and a NSV 12.7-mm heavy machine gun. The Tiam is also equipped with reactive armor, a common countermeasure for modern battle tanks against missiles and projectiles.

In February Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said that Iran has also independently designed and domestically built an advanced battle tank — nicknamed the Karrar — which is superior to the Russian T-90.

On April 28th, Vyacheslav Khalitov, the deputy general director of UralVagonZavod (UVZ) told Interfax-AVN that Russia is ready to organize licensed production of T-90S tanks in Iran. However, Ahmad Reza Pourdastan — the commanding officer of the Iranian ground forces — said Iran has no intentions to continue purchasing Russian tanks, and will instead focus on domestic production.

2) On April 27th Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said Iran will “spare no efforts to protect its security” and will actively continue to seek to boost its missile defense capabilities. Under sanctions Iran’s advanced military weaponry was limited, and attempts to purchase missile defense technology from Russia were thwarted. Since the easing of sanctions however Tehran and Moscow have restarted the arms deals — specifically in regard to the S-300 air defense missile system — and paraded the newly acquired hardware in their National Army Day parade on April 17th.

“No will or organization will be able to stand in the way and obstruct the development and upsurge of Iran’s defense capability, especially missile defense capability,” Dehghan said while attending the Moscow International Security Conference.

Dehghan also accused the United States and Israel of “supporting terrorism”, and leading the world toward another World War with their use of proxy wars,  Xinhuanet reported.

3) On April 27th Iranian Border Guards Commander Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee announced that Iran and Iraq will stage joint war-games to boost regional security.  “We will hold joint maneuvers with Iraqi border guards in the Northern part of the Persian Gulf and Arvand River in the first half of the current Iranian year [started on March 20] in a bid to boost the regional security,” FARS news agency — Iran’s unofficial state press outlet — quoted General Rezayee’s saying Wednesday.

Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan underlined in January to Iraqi National Security Adviser Falih al-Fayyadh that Tehran would continue to provide aid to Baghdad until their “final victory against the ISIL”, adding the ‘L’ — for levant —to subtly indicate a direct reference to Israel.

FARS news agency also reported that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF) Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani has played a major role in the Iraqi and Syrian forces’ advance against terrorists in recent months.

4) On April 27th Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said Tehran has taken the recent US deployment of 250 special forces into Syria to be an act of aggression.

“We believe its an intrusion and aggression and it contradicts with international law. Who invited the Americans to go there? What do they pursue there?” Pravda quoted Dehghan saying at a press conference.

Dehghan said that Iran’s military cooperation with Syria currently comprises of military advisors, and noted that Tehran was ready to provide “any necessary assistance if the legitimate Syrian government requests it to safeguard Syria’s sovereignty and national interests”.

Many foreign analysts have speculated that Dehghan’s assertion — that no Iranian ground forces are fighting in Syria — to only be partially true. On April 20th Ataollah Salehi, the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, confirmed that “volunteers” from an elite commando brigade were in Syria under the supervision of IRGC forces.

The Iranian special forces originate from an elite commando brigade of Iran’s regular army called Brigade 65. Before its recent deployment Iranian forces in Syria had mostly been part of the IRGC-QF, commanded by the infamous Major General Qassem Soleimani.

A member of Iran’s Revolutionary guard stands at attention during an anti-U.S. ceremony in Azadi (freedom) Square in Tehran April 25, 2010.REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

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