President Donald J. Trump Address on Iranian Missile Attacks, Jan. 8, 2020
Channel: Jeremy Vindiciam Libertatis
Date: 2020-01-08

President Donald J. Trump makes a statement from the White House about an Iranian missile attack on two bases in Iraq, Jan. 8, 2020.

During the attacks conducted by Iran, a Russian-provided SA-15 SAM/Tor-missile hit the Ukrainian Boeing 737 Airliner, with call sign PS752, carrying 176 people shot down by the IRGC, Jan. 7, 2020. The Ukrainian airliner reached a maximum altitude of 7,925 feet before tracking stopped and contact was lost when all on-board were killed, all of whom not killed or sucked out of the jet on impact burned to death in descent.

Coinciding with the investigative evidence, along with geolocated video footage and photographs of the remnants, U.S. intelligence officials confirm analysis of data from satellites, radar and electronic data collected routinely by US military and intelligence are consistent with the findings. This is also consistent with data collected and reviewed by the Canadian and other governments.

Thus, it is no coincidence we've found Iran purchased 29 9K331 Tor-M1 systems built by Russia's Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol in 2005 for an estimated $700 million that were delivered in 2005-2006. According to satellite imagery reviewed by OSINT communities, we have also been able to independently verify and identify the launchers used, which have since been moved, as it is a mobile surface-to-air missile platform. Previous footage, depicting the moment the rocket impacted the airliner, has been geolocated, verified to have been taken at Parand, a subrub west of Tehran.

As this story develops, we've uncovered photos of the Russian-provided and Iranian-operated Tor-M1 9A331 combat vehicles, sitting on a GM5955 chassis, each of which carries 8 9М331 short-range air defense missiles. A standard Tor-M1 battery consists of 4 9M331 combat vehicles/TLAR as well as a command and control vehicle and support vehicles.

According to an analyst, Rob Lee, a Phd. and graduate of the Department of War Studies at King's College of London, focused on Russian defense policy, "they can also be augmented by Kasta 2E2 acquisition radars, and according to SIPRI Iran has 2. Compared to longer-range systems, the Tor has its own integrated radar on its launchers (TLARs), which means individual vehicles can acquire targets and launch on their own."

He went on to say, "in the Russian military, Tor systems are brigade/division-level assets and part of the Ground Forces Air Defense Troops, not the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, which controls Russia's long-range S-400 and S-300P variant air defense systems. They were designed to provide air defense coverage of Russian motorized rifle and tank units, but they can also provide point defense for key facilities against precision-guided munitions. Tor-M1 systems were spotted defending Iran's Natanz FEP. As a result of its superior counter-PGM and counter-UAV capabilities, Russia deployed its newer variant, the Tor-M2, to Khmeimim Airfield in April 2018 to supplement Pantsir-S1 and S-400 systems after the mass UAV attack on Khmeimim on NYE 2017, which damaged aircraft."

As the public is receiving this data, new reports of rocket attacks on Iraqi territory are coming in, impacting near Balad Airbase, host to Iraqi, U.S., and coalition troops, Jan. 9, 2020, at around 1:50 PM EST. These rocket attacks have continued, daily.

This came as U.S. Officials confirmed reports of multiple waves of ballistic missiles fired by the IRGC, from the provinces of Kermanshah and Rastan, at the U.S., Iraqi, Italian, German, and U.K. militaries.

Missiles were reported to have landed near Erbil, Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar, and landing on Camp Taji, host to the multi-national coalition.

As a response, the U.S. launched countless aircraft from Incirlik and Turkish military bases housing nuclear forces. Over six F-35As of the United States Air Force had left Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE in anticipation to carry-out retaliatory airstrikes on the IRGC Navy targets around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian air force was reported to have scrambled.

There were also reports of multiple nuclear-equipped bombers in the air, at that time, while Israel and numerous regional allies went on high alert as Iran threatened to carry out attacks against them.

A total of 16 Iranian missiles were fired. Only 12 impacted their targets, while the remainder, a quarter of all missiles launched failed. Only one impacted Irbil and the rest hit Al Assad. The missiles were launched from three locations within Iran. The U.S. was tracking the launches, and personnel at the bases had advanced warning, giving them time to take cover meaning there were 0 American or coalition casualties.

"U.S. early warning systems detected the incoming ballistic missiles well in advance, providing U.S. and coalition forces adequate time to take appropriate force protection measures," according to the Pentagon.

DC, UNITED STATES
01.08.2020
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U.S. Department of State