Iran actively targeting US drone aircraft in the Middle East

It appears that Iran, or Iranian trained and equipped fighters, have been targeting US drones in the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula, and have been successful in shooting down at least one. As the link states, Houthi Rebels in Yemen have apparently used a SA-6 surface to air missile system to shoot down a US MQ-9 Reaper, and an Iranian SA-7 was able to come within one kilometer of shooting down another Reaper on the morning of June 13.

Now this morning this morning it’s being reported that Iran has downed another US drone with a missile over the Strait of Hormuz.

Recent reports are also saying that the US is sending a thousand troops with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, as well as force protection troops to the region.

US officials have stated that they have images of Iranian Revolutionary Guard operatives removing an unexploded mine from the hull of one of the tankers that was attacked in the Gulf of Oman.

These attacks, coupled with the increase (albeit small) in US troops in the region signals a clear escalation of hostilities in an already hostile environment. This could be a series of desperate acts on the part of the Iranian regime if they are being threatened with harsh sanctions due to their continued pursuit of nuclear capabilities. The Trump Administration has already removed some waivers that allowed countries to purchase oil from Iran without violating sanctions already in place. Iran has removed themselves from the “landmark” nuclear treaty signed during the 0bama Administration.

Oil prices had climbed about 4% shortly after the tanker attacks, but it seems most of those gains have been corrected.

My concern about the US heading into another war in the Middle East, especially one that could be as large as one might be with Iran, a country with a fairly sizeable military, is what this conflict could do to the US economy. Despite the positive economic numbers on jobs and growth we’ve been having over the past couple of years, those numbers are always heavily manipulated by the federal government, and it doesn’t take a genius to observe that the national debt continues to skyrocket and the spending is still out of control. This is an unsustainable economic model, and there are few things that can damage or destroy an economy like a major war can.

Iran has an immense international network of operatives, jihadis and other such bad guys. There are few, if any, countries that Iran has not infiltrated in order to provide training or equipment, money, or other support to people who would consider you a target. I worked in the intelligence field in Korea, Germany and Afghanistan, and Iran had active networks working in all of those countries and the countries surrounding. Yes, they have networks in the US as well.

Iran also has recently displayed a new surface to air defense system capable of targeting aircraft at an altitude of 17 miles. The MQ-9 Reaper has an operational altitude of 9-10 miles.

You’re going to need to check your preps, and get them in order. You need a replenishable water supply and a way to make it potable. You need at least a year of stored food for you and your family, and a way to provide more during hard times to supplement it. Get on it, today. Whether you are interested in these events or not, they are interested in you. A major conflict like this could touch all parts of the globe, and it won’t be pleasant.

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11 Comments

  1. Matt in Oklahoma June 20, 2019 at 16:25

    In addition to the mention preps I’d think heavily on fuel and storing extra with PRI-G (has)or D (diesel)since this is involving a oil country and the other oil nations will throw in one side or the other.

    • vyt1az June 20, 2019 at 21:56

      Great point. I’ve got a giant jug of PRI-G and a bunch of really nice Wavian nato cans filled with fuel. All were well worth the money.

  2. Jack June 20, 2019 at 20:33

    Drones are fair game. Anyones,Anywhere,Anytime.
    Personly, i hate the things. Always have.

    • Gray Man June 20, 2019 at 22:07

      “Drones are fair game.”

      I understand your sentiment here, I guess, though you and I both paid a lot of money for those drones. There a lot of people up in the cloud city that are going to be making decisions that will have a dire effect on all of us, and if you ask them, their drones flying in international airspace absolutely are not fair game. They especially don’t think that oil tankers in international waters are fair game either.

  3. vyt1az June 20, 2019 at 21:53

    Well said.

    To your greater point about where the US is heading: History doesn’t repeat but it does rhyme. We seem to be “rhyming” with the 1920-1930’s. Populism, out of control debt, countries racing to debase their currency, tariffs, populism, socialism, etc.

    I agree that there seem seem to be a lot of potential trigger points for another world war and 10yrs of economic and social depression.

  4. Devin S June 20, 2019 at 22:35

    I don’t buy the ship attack, neither do the Japanese who own the ship. Besides that, how has the US been attacked directly by Iran? We flew our drones over their sovereign territory, they are well within their rights to shoot down our drones. All this is bull, it’s an unjustified war, we started with sanctions and several other forms of provocation, just as we did with Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and others. The CIA creates (or helps create) terrorists, manipulates foreign politics, installs dictators, assassinates, and makes up fake news (like they did via a PR firm in Kuwait to start the Gulf War). I don’t trust anything they say, they have lied time and again to justify these wars in the Middle East, even WWII, North Korea, and Vietnam were started based on numerous lies and deliberate provocation. This is a power play to benefit Saudi Arabia whom Trump will make an illegal executive order to give them arms to so they can commit more atrocities in Yemen. IMO. :-)

    • Gray Man June 21, 2019 at 09:21

      For whatever beefs you have with the US and whatever favor you have with Iran, to quote one of our illustrious princesses, “what difference does it make?”

      A match is lit and it may or may not get dropped into the barrel. If it does, and it hits our fragile economy (it is fragile, for sure), it won’t matter who started it or who flew where or who had a network of Jihadis operating in 90% or more of the countries on earth (or maybe THAT one will matter, since they’ll still be there). You’ll still be depending on your best preps.

  5. Tac June 21, 2019 at 07:13

    Lots of good points, yet I think it falls under “Wars and rumors of wars”. Much sabre rattling going on right now. Bottom line, be prepared, have some food and water and a way to defend it, have your house in order with God, put him first in everything, worry about the ground you occupy, that’s about all a person can do, God bless.

    • Gray Man June 21, 2019 at 09:22

      WWII fell under “rumors of wars” until 1939. Stay ready.

  6. Anonymous June 21, 2019 at 18:36

    5

  7. Matt in Oklahoma July 18, 2019 at 18:47

    Welp we’ve shot down one of theirs so BOHICA

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