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The Duran Podcast

Iran show of force, calibrated warning

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🗓️ 17 January 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Iran show of force, calibrated warning

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0:00.0

All right, Alexander, let's talk about the Iran missile strikes that they launched the other day into Iraq, into airbill.

0:11.3

And they hit, according to sources in Iran, they hit the targets that they were aiming for.

0:18.5

I believe we're talking about Amosad Air Base. We're talking about

0:23.3

some Kurdish targets, as well as the residents of a very prominent Kurdish businessman who was

0:33.6

running a group of companies known as the Empire and Falcon group of companies, which

0:39.4

was tied into the military industrial complex and a lot of the military activity in Iraq,

0:46.3

I guess, is what was going on here. Anyway, the retaliation was in response to the missile strike

0:52.2

was a retaliation in response to the terrorist attack in

0:56.3

Iran a couple of weeks ago during the Soleimani anniversary event. But what do you make of these

1:06.0

missile strikes into Iraq? Do you think there'll be some sort of retaliation from the United States?

1:13.3

There's some question marks about whether U.S. diplomatic missions or consulates or even air bases

1:21.2

were hit or targeted. I don't know. There are some question marks in and around that as well.

1:27.0

So what do you make of

1:28.4

Iran's retaliation? I think this was a show of force. And I think this was also intended as a

1:34.2

warning. Now, we've had obviously the event of Soleimani's, in the cemetery and Soleimani's

1:41.9

near, you know, when all those hundreds of people were killed by, you know, bombs,

1:47.3

suicide bombs, apparently. We've also had the missile strikes on the Houthis, which were carried

1:55.8

out openly by the United States and Britain. We've also had accompanying threats. I mean, I can only call

2:04.6

them threats, coming especially from the British government, speaking quite straightforwardly now

2:10.8

about, you know, possible attacks on Iran. I mean, we've had comments from the British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron. We've had

2:21.2

comments from the British Defence Secretary, Grand Shaps, and we know always that within the

2:28.7

United States, there are people who want to strike on Iran.

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