2 January 12, 2019 DOMESTIC NEWS

Ready to Respond to Any Threat: ’s Air Force Holds Kayhan Group of Newspapers Massive Drill If thou dost question

them, they declare (with Editorial Dept. Tel.: 33911561, 33110251-9 emphasis): “We were Ext.: 2334, 2336, 2337 only talking idly and in Advertising Dept.: 33110251-9 Ext. 2336 play.” Say: “Was it at Subscription Ext.: 2322 Allah, and His Signs, Facsimile: 33114228 & 33111120 and His Messenger, that Website: www.kayhan.ir/en ye were mocking?” E-mail: [email protected] The Holy Qur’an (9:65) P.O. Box: 11365/9631 Address: Martyr Shah Cheraghi Street, Ferdowsi Avenue, Tehran – Islamic Republic of Iran PRAYER TIMINGS Noon (Zohr) 12:12 In the Name of the Most High Evening(Maghreb) 17:31 Viewpoint Dawn(Fajr)“ Tomorrow” 05:46 Sunrise “Tomorrow” 07:14 Miscalculating US President: Officials Turn Out To Be An IRIAF F-4 Phantom takes off from Shahid Babayee Air Base in Isfahan, Jan. 10, 2019. Two New Blundering Fools TEHRAN (Dispatches) – The A spokesperson for the drills said overseen by Iranian Air Force gen- Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force the warplanes hit ground targets of eral Alireza Angizeh. Satellites to By: S. Nawabzadeh (IRIAF) held the second day of its the hypothetical enemy by drop- Sukhoi 24, F4, F5, F7, Mig 29, massive military drills in the cen- ping 2,000-pound Qassed stand- F14 fighter jets and heavy bombers “Praise belongs to the God Who made our enemies among the fools” Launch Soon tral province of Isfahan on Friday, off bombs, which are smart, have were deployed to Shahid Babayee The gem of a statement mentioned above is from no less a personal- TEHRAN (Dispatches) – targeting various positions with do- pinpoint accuracy, and have been Air Base in Isfahan for the drill. ity that Imam Zain al-Abedin (AS), the 4th Infallible Heir of Prophet President Hassan Rouhani said mestically-made missiles and smart developed by the IRIAF experts, Equipped with precision-striking Muhammad (SAWA), in one of his supplications in the Divine Court Thursday Iran soon will send bombs. Tasnim news agency reported. missiles and long-range smart in expression of gratitude to God’s favours. two new satellites into orbit us- F-4 Phantom fighter jets fired The two-day maneuvers were bombs, Boeing 707 and 747 refu- The Islamic Republic and the Revolution that brought it into exis- ing Iran-made rockets. Maverick tactical air-to-ground meant to boost the Iranian air eling planes and C130 transporta- tence forty years ago by ending US hegemony and casting into the Rouhani’s comments, during missiles and the domestically-man- force’s capabilities in defending tion planes and drones also took trashcan of history the British-installed Pahlavi potentate, indeed en- a commemoration for the late ufactured Qassed smart bombs. the country’s airspace against any part. trusted the system of government to the Iranian Muslim masses who Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Raf- Laser-guided, anti-radar and ther- possible aggression. These military planes, flying at continue to be thankful to the Exalted Creator for decreeing that their sanjani, confirmed the rocket mal missiles as well as ultra-light The eighth edition of the annual high speeds and at various alti- enemies would be none but the fools. launches would take place. aircraft were also tested during the drills, dubbed Defenders of Velayat tudes, engaged in air-to-air shoot- It should be recalled that the Father of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Iran typically displays maneuvers engaging all Iranian air Skies, began at Shahid Babaei Air ing exercises and practiced night Khomeini (God bless him), whose famous phrase “the US cannot do achievements in its space pro- force bases. Base in Isfahan province on Thurs- time bombing raids. a damn thing” echoes all over the world today inspiring revolutionar- gram in February, during the Various bombers, large military day following days of preparations. IRIAF chief Brigadier General ies to drive out American-backed terrorist forces, had aptly described anniversary of the 1979 Islam- transport aircraft, interceptor and The large-scale military drill in- Aziz Nasirzadeh hailed the drills as “imbecile” US president, Ronald Reagan, who in his futile bid to ic Revolution. This year will reconnaissance planes, and patrol volving seven different types of as successful, saying Iran is fully overthrow the Islamic Republic had provided every means of support mark the 40th anniversary of aircraft were used. Unmanned fighter jets and bombers “smashed prepared to respond to any foreign to the Ba’thist megalomaniac Saddam during the 8-year imposed war the revolution, which saw the of the 1980s, including the cowardly command to Will Rogers of the aerial vehicles (UAVs) and combat specified targets” on the first day. threat. monarchy of Shah Muhammad USS Vincennes to shoot down an Iranian passenger plane with some drones were also used for recon- Mig-29 fighters traced and de- Speaking to reporters in Isfahan Reza Pahlavi toppled by the Is- three hundred people on board. naissance operations and bombing stroyed the missiles fired by F-5 Friday, Nasirzadeh said most of lamic Republic. Washington’s witless record against Iran is not just crystal clear, but mock enemy positions. fighter jets during the exercise, (Continued on Page 7) “Soon, in the coming weeks, instead of jolting the conscience of the successive administrations to we will send two satellites into wake up to realities and rectify their blunders of the past, has further space using our domestically- enmeshed them in their daydreams to undermine the popular Islamic Bolivian President Hails Iran’s made rockets,” Rouhani said, system of government, which for President Donald Trump and his without elaborating. team of thugs, are turning into nightmares. Role in Global Peace Previously, Iran has sent sev- As the Americans, in their blind animosity against the Muslim peo- eral short-lived satellites into ple of Iran, miscalculate more than ever despite imposing the most CARACAS (Dispatches) -- Bolivian President Evo lateral relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran. orbit over the past decade, and unjust and illegal economic sanctions, the Islamic Republic continues Morales has hailed Iran’s role in maintaining peace and The Iranian defense minister lauded the “revolution- in 2013 launched a monkey its march towards progress in all fields, including aerospace technol- security, especially through its anti-terrorism efforts in ary and independent” spirit of the Bolivian nation, into space. ogy (with more satellites to be soon launched into outer space) and the West Asian region. saying Bolivia had made outstanding progress under Last week Iran said country’s at the same time inspires freedom lovers in the region and beyond to Morales met with Iran’s Defense Minister the leadership of President Morales. three new satellites have suc- stand firmly against American hegemony and American clients. Hatami in Caracas where they were to attend the The Islamic Republic of Iran, Hatami said, is ready cessfully passed pre-launch Haven’t the American officials made fools of themselves through swearing-in of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to forge intimate and amicable cooperation with Bo- tests. their unending miscalculations vis-à-vis Iran and the Iranian people? for a second term. livia, especially on transfer of technical knowhow and Earlier in January, U.S. Sec- Definitely they have. This was the reason the Leader of the Islamic Hatami also held talks with Bolivian foreign and de- technology for further development of Bolivia. retary of State Mike Pompeo Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed , in his latest public ad- fense ministers and exchanged views on the regional The Iranian minister told a news conference upon ar- claimed that Iran’s plans for dress last Wednesday, while attributing the hostility of the arrogant and international developments as well as bilateral rival in Caracas that Tehran was ready to fully expand sending satellites into orbit powers to the growing power of the Islamic Revolution, stated without ties. ties with the “friendly and brotherly” country of Vene- demonstrated the country’s de- the least ambiguity: “American officials are first-rate fools”. Morales stressed the need to broaden and enhance bi- zuela which he lauded for its “anti-colonial struggles.” fiance of a UN Security Coun- Here we are not concerned with the shattering of the daydreams cil resolution which endorses a of a bozo like John Bolton – US National Security Advisor – to cel- 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. ebrate Christmas in Tehran with the MKO terroristic traitors after ‘EU Has Turned to a Haven for Anti-Iran Terrorists’ Tehran has said Washington overthrowing the Islamic Republic by 2019. LONDON (Dispatches) – the MKO, but also for representa- its response to recent foiled at- is not in a position to invoke Neither we give any value to the gangster Mike Pompeo (US Secre- Iran’s ambassador to the UK has tives of new terrorist and separa- tacks on the European soil,” the the UN resolution after with- tary of State), who visits our neighbourhood to spew poison against lashed out at Europe for sheltering tist groups that are openly pursu- council. drawing from the Joint Com- us as he tries to assemble a so-called international gathering to check terrorist groups hostile to Tehran, ing Iran’s disintegration,” he said. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mu- prehensive Plan of Action, as what he calls Iran’s growing influence in the region. and says giving freedom of activity Such outfits, he added, have hammad Javad Zarif said the the nuclear agreement is offi- Nor do we give consideration to such nonsensical words from the ad- to such notorious outfits does not been given an opportunity to sanctions would “not absolve cial called. ministration of Donald the Dotard that – of all nations – Iran should constitute an example of political freely hatch plots for terror at- Europe of responsibility for har- Iran also says its space pro- learn from Saudi Arabia how to observe human rights. freedom. tacks inside Iran and split the boring terrorists.” gram is purely defensive and It is obvious that the harebrained clown wants Iran to not just submit Hamid Baeidinejad denounced country, stressing that the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman denies missiles are capable of to US hegemony and put all our rich natural resources at American the European Union’s decision nation does not consider such a Bahram Qasemi dismissed the being tipped with nuclear war- disposal (like the milk cow called Saudi Arabia), but indulge in such this week to blacklist two Irani- policy as “a manifestation of po- decision “irrational” and “odd”, heads. heinous crimes like imposing wars on neighbouring states, savagely ans and a department of Iran’s litical freedom.” saying the move showed the Eu- American broadcaster CNN dismembering people with bone saw, and funding macabre terrorists intelligence ministry over “foiled On Wednesday, the European ropean countries’ “insincerity” in on Tuesday said it had obtained like Daesh to commit every imaginable crimes against humanity. attacks” in Europe. Council said it had added two fighting terror. new images which allegedly To quote Ayatollah Khamenei once again: “The Islamic Revolution Baeidinejad complained that Iranian individuals and the Di- Tehran strongly denied any indicated Iran preparing to is preparing the grounds for an Islamic civilization, which will — in Europe has turned into a shel- rectorate for Internal Security of involvement in the purported launch a remote sensing satel- case it becomes fruitful—by the grace of God put an end to the arro- ter for such notorious terrorist the Iranian Intelligence Ministry plots, saying the accusations lite into space, using a Simorgh gance, oppression, and colonization, which feed on the blood of other groups as the Mujahedin Khalq to the EU’s “terrorist list” and were merely intended to damage space launch vehicle (SLV). nations. The nations across the world—even the Western nations— Organization (MKO). frozen their funds and other fi- EU-Iran relations amid efforts to Pompeo implored Iran to scrap its planned satellite bear no hostility against the message and the ideal of the Islamic Rev- “Unfortunately, European nancial assets. save the 2015 nuclear agreement launches. While he stopped olution. They might try to create Iranophobia and Islamophobia, but countries have become a safe ha- “These listings have been following Washington’s with- (Continued on Page 7) they won’t succeed.” ven and a shelter not only for adopted by the Council as part of drawal.