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A new cruise missile called Martyr Abu Mahdi, right, and a surface-to-surface ballistic missile called Aal-e Khalifa Minority Martyr Qassem Soleimani are seen in this picture released on August 20, 2020. away from the drill zone” the aircraft were tracked by an Ira- Regime Signs its Own TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Defense missile. mander Major General Abdolra- nian drone before “they changed Minister Amir Hatami on Sunday Khanzadi said Jask-II has a long- him Mousavi said a broad range of course and left the zone,” it added. said Iran will soon triple the range of er range than its previous models. homegrown equipment was tested In June last year, a U.S. RQ-4 Death Warrant Martyr Qassem Soleimani and Abu He said surface missiles can be in the war game, including subma- drone was shot down by Iran after By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer Mahdi missiles unveiled last month. diverted by the enemy, but Jask-II rines, drones and missiles. violating the Islamic Republic’s Iran on Aug. 20 displayed Mar- is launched from a submarine that The commander said the massive airspace. It is all too obvious that the pirate regime in occupation of the Per- tyr Qassem Soleimani, a surface- makes it hard to track. drill has assured the people of Iran During Friday’s drill, the Iranian to-surface ballistic missile, that The missile, he said, can be fired that the armed forces are fully pre- sian Gulf island state of Bahrain, has signed its own death warrant by navy deployed homegrown mili- Hatami said had a range of 1,400 from Fateh submarine, a home- pared to protect the national inter- tary equipment, including a sub- establishing ties with the illegal Zionist entity. kilometers. grown watercraft with advanced ests. marine and a cruise missile on the The news does not come as a surprise to anyone, especially the Bah- The cruise missile, called Martyr sonar system. The Iranian navy on Friday said second day of exercises near the raini people, who are against the continued occupation of their home- Abu Mahdi named after Iraq’s top The Iranian Navy on Friday fired it drove off American aircraft that strategic Strait of Hormuz. land by the repressive Aal-e Khalifa minority regime, which for over a anti-terror commander Abu Mahdi a submarine-launched cruise mis- flew close to an area where mili- The Iranian navy also test-fired decade is having undeclared relations with Israel and which survives al-Muhandis, has a range of over sile during a massive military drill tary exercises were underway near a “Ghader” land-to-sea cruise mis- only because of the presence of the intruding US fleet in Manama. 1,000 km, he added. in the Sea of Oman and parts of the the Strait of Hormuz. sile first unveiled in 2014, saying Thus, last Friday’s announcement of Sheikh Hamad who since 2010 Both commanders were assas- Indian Ocean. The military said three U.S. air- it successfully hit its target at a has styled himself as a ‘king’ – a title his sires never took since their sinated in January in a U.S. drone The drill, codenamed Zol- craft -- a P-8 airplane, a MQ-9 distance of over 200 kilometers occupation of Bahrain in the early 19th century at a time when Iran strike on their convoy in Baghdad faqar-99, began on Thursday with drone and a RQ-4 drone -- were (124 miles). was passing through its weak phase – was illegal from the political airport. the participation of units from detected by Iran’s air force radars A locally-made “Simorgh” com- Commander of the Iranian Navy ground, naval, air, and air defense after they entered the country’s air point of view since he doesn’t represent the people of Bahrain, and bat drone also destroyed its targets Rear Admiral Hussein Khanzadi forces of the Iranian army and defense identification zone, ac- using “smart, precision bombs” in ‘haraam’ from the religious point of view since the Bahraini ulema, also said Sunday the Islamic Re- wrapped up Saturday. cording to its website. waters more than a 1,000 kilom- especially Ayatollah Sheikh Isa al-Qassim, had earlier issued the ver- public has increased the range of Speaking to reporters at the con- After “ignoring warnings by eters (620 miles) away, the navy dict (fatwa) that such ties are religiously forbidden. a homegrown submarine-launched clusion of the exercise, Army com- Iran’s defense systems to keep said. Bahrain’s senior most religious leader who is living in exile in the Islamic Republic of Iran, had said in his statement a few days ago: “There is a great divergence between the rulers and the ruled in Leader Praises Ayatollah Saanei Who thought, mind, aims and interests. These regimes are experiencing a psychological defeat and want to impose it on the people, and the people have to resist this defeat.” Passed Away Saturday Subsequently, several Bahraini political parties (such as the largest TEHRAN (Press TV) -- Leader ney problems. Islamic jurisprudence and a close entire life to serving in various one “al-Wefaq” whose leaders are in prison) and civil society associa- of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah In the early years of the Is- associate of Imam Khomeini (May responsibilities and spreading Is- tions, including the Bahrain Bar Association, have voiced their oppo- Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised lamic Revolution, Ayatollah Saa- Allah elevate his position). After lamic knowledge and culture of sition to the scandalous deal in a joint statement, saying: senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah nei served as the chairman of the the victory of the Revolution, he the Ahl al-Bayt, and left a valuable “The nation of Bahrain and the Muslim and Arab world distance Yousef Saanei - who passed away oversight Guardian Council and served in important positions in the record that is undoubtedly the ef- themselves from all these traitors. The move has actually exposed the Saturday - as a close associate of the Attorney General of Iran as well judiciary and had other responsi- forts of this pious scholar in the tyrannical nature of the regime which has nothing to do with the Bah- founder of the Islamic Republic, the as a member of the Assembly of bilities. It is hoped that all of this religious and social fields, and it raini people.” late Imam Khomeini. Experts, the body responsible for will be accepted by God and lead will always remain in the historical Ayatollah Saanei died at hospital electing and monitoring the perfor- to elevation of his eternal place. I memory of the people,” he wrote in It is clear that Hamad is acting as per the orders received from the in the holy city of Qom on Satur- mance of the Leader. ask God for His mercy and forgive- his message. notorious MBS (Mohamed bin Salman the Heir Apparent of the spu- day, two days after being admitted Ayatollah Khamenei issued a ness for him,” the message read. “I offer my condolences to the rious state called Saudi Arabia), who although a Muslim in name, is with a broken hip and wrist. He message Saturday, offering condo- Additionally, Iran’s President seminaries, his students and hon- known to be more Jewish than the Zionists. was aged 83. lences to Ayatollah Saanei’s fam- Hassan Rouhani said the passing orable family, especially Ayatollah Last month, he had pushed his comrade-in-crimes against the peo- A source at the clergyman’s office ily, students, admirers and friends. away of the cleric had caused great Sheikh Hassan Saanei, and pray for ple of Yemen, MBZ (Mohamed bin Zayed, the Heir Apparent of Abu said Ayatollah Saanei already suf- “The deceased was a hard-work- grief and sorrow. him, and wish his entire family pa- Dhabi), to publicly announce establishment of diplomatic ties between fered from liver cirrhosis and kid- ing student on the principles of “This warrior jurist devoted his tience and health.” the UAE and the illegal Zionist entity. As a matter of fact, the Wahhabi regime in Riyadh has controlled President Rouhani: the strings of the Bahraini regime ever since the Saudi invasion of the island in 2011 to crush the popular uprising of the people of Bahrain against the Aal-e Khalifas. All U.S. Plots Against Iran Have Ended in Failure For the moment, the US is beaming with joy as its pet poodles in TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Pres- in the 2015 nuclear deal aimed “No UN Security Council ments. ident Hassan Rouhani said on at reinstating all UN restrictive member accompanied the US in “Today is the day the great the Arab world, one after another, start dancing to the Zionist tune, Sunday hostile plots against Iran measures against Iran. its snapback push. Until today, Iranian nation should double re- but the end result is disastrous for both Washington and the unrep- have ended in failure, including On August 22, Secretary of America has not been able to in- silience against unprecedented resentative rootless regimes of the Persian Gulf, which are actually recent American attempts to rein- State Mike Pompeo claimed that voke the snapback mechanism,” sanctions and the dangerous bringing about their own downfall by backstabbing the Palestinians state UN sanctions on the Islamic U.S. was still a party to the Joint Rouhani said. coronavirus; this is possible and turning their back on Islam’s first qibla, the al-Aqsa Mosque in Republic. Comprehensive Plan of Action “The end of September is the with trust and hope… The rea- the occupied Islamic city of Bayt al-Moqaddas. “Although the enemy has been (JCPOA) and therefore retained end of the time envisioned in son we have been able to resist Bahrain’s repressive regime is likely to fall first, given the depth able to create obstacles for us in the right to activate a 30-day Resolution 2231, and the United over the past 42 years is the trust of the popular movement of the Bahrain people, who for long have the economic field, it has failed countdown to a return of UN States is basically not a member of the people.” peacefully focused on human rights and democracy, and might now regarding political and legal is- sanctions that had been imposed of the JCPOA,” he added, refer- Since scrapping the JCPOA in take up arms to materialize their rights. sues. It has faced at least three on Tehran before the nuclear ring to the UNSC resolution that May 2018, the administration of In such a situation, neither the Israelis will be of any help to the Aal- major historical defeats in re- agreement. endorsed the nuclear deal. U.S. President Donald Trump e Khalifas nor the Americans – let alone the Saudis who are terrified cent months,” Rouhani said in However, the remaining signa- The Iranian president further has unleashed its “toughest a virtual address marking the tories to the JCPOA maintained noted that despite economic ever” sanctions to bring Iran’s at the prospect of the simmering volcano of people’s growing anger beginning of the new academic that since Washington had left difficulties, the country has economy to its knees. against their illegal rule in Arabia. year in Iran on Sunday. the accord in 2018, it had no witnessed inauguration of big The new coronavirus has not To sum up, those who betray the blood of Bahraini martyrs and the The president touched on a right to act under its provisions projects while universities and deterred the U.S. to intensify sacrifices of the people of Palestine, will soon be swept away into the botched U.S. bid to trigger the and could not initiate the “snap- knowledge-based companies the restrictions. On the contrary, dustbin of history – along with the fast approaching end of Israel. so-called snapback provision back” of sanctions. have made remarkable achieve- (Continued on Page 7)