Russian Missiles Aimed at Syria Crashed in Iran, U.S. Officials Say

[morningfog]

Cruise missiles fired by Russia from warships in the Caspian Sea at targets in Syria crashed in a rural area of Iran, senior United States officials said on Thursday.

It was unclear exactly where in Iran the missiles had landed, or whether there were any casualties. The officials said the flight path of the Russian cruise missiles would have taken them across northern sections of Iran and Iraq on the way to Syria. But not all of them made it there, one official said.

The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss military intelligence.

News of the crashes, which were reported by CNN, came as Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter sharply criticized what he called Russia’s “unprofessional” conduct in its incursion into Syria. Speaking at a NATO news conference in Brussels, Mr. Carter said that Moscow had fired the barrage of cruise missiles with no advance notice.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/world/middleeast/russian-missiles-aimed-at-syria-crashed-in-iran-us-officials-say.html?_r=0

[JI7]

1. good thing russia and iran have a good relationship with each other

if it was a hostile nation it could cause some problems.

[femmocrat]

2. Weren't they bragging about their accuracy yesterday?

I seem to remember hearing that their missiles could land within "nine feet" of the targets.

This is not going to end well.

[HereSince1628]

4. Russian politicals are just like American politicals...whatever they intentionally mention

is probably intended to hide something mostly opposite of their comment.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

3. It's a sad state of affairs when two groups of established liars make claims counter to one another.