Interesting Developments in the Middle East

just posted it in the Syria Thread:

Anonymous ‏@YourAnonNews
Syria has disconnected from the internet.

-> www.renesys.com...

-> www.renesys.com...

Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
2 US-based Internet-monitoring companies say Syria has shut off Internet nationwide - @AP

Alexander Page ‏@AlexanderPageSY
BREAKING & CONFIRMED: full scale telecommunications shutdown in all cities and towns of #Syria.

apparently the airport in Damascus has been shut down today.

Israel is bluffing on tracking Iranian Ship.

They don't even know where the missiles came from.

Or they should have acted while they could.

BTW , Israelis made the war for three reasons

1-to test their Iron dome ? (the missile shield)

2- to see the stamina of Palestinian people and reaction to a great act.

3- to know the enemy and friend. They learned Qatar is friend , Saudi kings mouth has been fed. Turkey is an ally. Egypt is an enemy. Venezuela is enemy. Iran is an enemy.

The most important is that they learned that ? Mursi in Egypt is not as loyal as Mubarak was.

Just mho.

Palestinian UN bid passes!

For: 139
Against: 9
Abstain: 41
(I think that's the correct #'s)

Here is the breakdown:

Russian Navy Auxiliary vessels are still moving away from the region.

Black Sea Fleet Tanker Ivan Bubnov that was off Suez is at following position.

Positional info stripped out of Morse Code weather transmission.

8345 Kilohertz

RCV DE RCJG 30061 99341 10306 22272

34.1N 30.6E Heading North West at 6-10 Knots

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Originally posted by mideast
Israel is bluffing on tracking Iranian Ship.

Really? The tracking of such vessels is pretty much routine. Think of the shared intelligence that Israel obtains from Allied nations? No Iranian vessel goes out of the Persian Gulf/Gulf of Oman without being monitored and tracked. Yes they can turn off tracking devices such as AIS (Automatic Identification System), but they still have to utilise weather, navigational radar and also communicate with national entities while in transit. Do you not think that every such vessel has had its weather and navigation radars catalogued? Same goes with the vessels propulsion system being catalogued and its unique noise signature used for tracking.

Yes all such vessels will be monitored and tracked but the problem is what is the vessel carrying. Just because an Iranian vessel or chartered vessel docks in a Sudanese port does not mean that it is involved in the carriage of missile components or parts. It isn't open warfare and Israel can't sink, stop or board every such vessel so the missile components and parts will obviously get through. They can then be smuggled through Sudan and into Egypt either by the land route or offloaded at sea by small vessels such as Egyptian trawlers and up into the Sinai. Extremely difficult to stop such a supply route.

Iran has a desperate problem now trying to find flags of convenience for its shipping, but that doesn't stop a fully registered Iranian vessel from being used for Sudanese trade. Not a lot Israel can do about it as even they are not going to stop, sink or disrupt vessels entering Sudan.

www.ft.com...

In addition Iranian transport aircraft can be used to fly missile components, etc into Sudan. They don't have to fly across international borders as they have the range to route over water and utilise international airspace.

Russian Navy Tanker Ivan Bubnov still moving away from the region. Expect that she is returning to the Black Sea?

From the Morse Code on 12464 Kilohertz during 12 UTC

RCV DE RCJG 30121 99347 10295 22272 @1204Z

34.7N 29.5E Heading North West at 6-10 Knots

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Another development and I don't think this is a good sign. Canada has pulled our diplomats from Israel and Gaza. The last recall was from Syria and Iraq. I think there is a worry of violence since Palestine has entered the UN that Israel will make a move. The article says they are being recalled for discussion, but they certainly don't have to be pulled out of a country for a discussion. Also the tone of the UN meeting was one of conflict with Hamas accusing Israel of genocide.

www.cbc.ca...

IAEA: Leaked Iranian graph on nuclear weapons is flawed, but supports suspicions that Tehran’s vying for a bomb (The Times of Israel)

Report says Egypt denied Iranian official entry to Gaza (The Times of Israel)

Iran is playing with fire.

On the one hand, I support them in their bid to give Gaza/Palestine the arms to defend themselves, but on the other hand they really are upping the ante.

Remember when Turkey send medical aid into Gaza and Israel attacked it? That was between two NATO members. Imagine what Iran and, to a lesser extent, Syria will do if Israel attacks the ship.

Russia, I think, are just positioning their power there to sort of warn Iran away from delivering it, but they are also willing to jump in and protect Iran. Russia is the kid who wants everyone to play nicely and if they don't will toss a few slaps. America, Israel and Iran are all looking for escalation (By having a foreign enemy, support for the current regime stabilizes) and want to kick stuff off.

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Didn't Egypt recently increase ties with Iran and decrease ties with Israel? I have a sneaking suspicion that Egypt is going to try and instigate a fight between Iran and Israel in the hopes foreign nations will relieve Syria of Bashar Al- Assad and allow the Muslim Brotherhood to take power ('The road to Tehran starts with Damascus')

It will be interesting to say the least.

Originally posted by Trajan


Remember when Turkey send medical aid into Gaza and Israel attacked it? That was between two NATO members.

Israel is not a NATO member.


The Morse Code weather from the Russian Navy vessels is intermittent.

The following from Black Sea Tug MB-304, 1st December, during 06 UTC. Hove to in the Greek Islands after transiting from the Eastern Mediterranean.

8345 Kilohertz

RCV DE RMYZ 01061 99367 10261 22200 @06 UTC

36.7N 26.1E Hove to

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The Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet Tanker, Ivan Bubnov, that was off the Suez Canal is now off the Greek Islands heading North West. Looks like it is returning to home port in the Black Sea?

From the Morse Code weather 2nd December, 18 UTC

8345 Kilohertz

RCV DE RCJG 02181 99373 10260 22272 @1806Z

37.3N 26.0E Heading North West at 6-10 Knots

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Originally posted by Corruption Exposed

The first piece of news that I want to share is about Russia sending warships to the Gaza coast.

The Russian Black Sea Task Force is heading home. Currently in the Aegean Sea waiting to transit the Bosphorus.

The following from 3rd December 2012. From Google translation.

North of Karpathos the Russian flotilla In the southern Aegean Sea, north and south of Karpathos, Rhodes joined the three vessels of the Russian Navy until two days patrolling the A.Mesogeio. The cruiser Moskva 12,500 square displacement, the destroyer Smetliviy and tanker Ivan Bubnov, joined in the morning, after the Moskva had arrived before 24 hours in Karpathos. The destroyer Smetliviy toured Crete and reached the area from the west, apparently to give time to stop Bubnov arrived from A.Mesogeio, located in the shores of Gaza, writes the Defence.gr. The Marines observatories monitor kinidi of both ships and it is possible to move the Straits and to return to the Black Sea. The other three Russian vessels both Landing, each class Saratov Alligator, the second in Novocherkassk class Ropucha-I and a tug still in A.Mesogeio.

Greek News Link

Tanker Ivan Bubnov is located up near the entrance to the Bosphorus.

From the Morse Code weather broadcast, 3rd December during 12 UTC.

12464 Kilohertz

RCV DE RCJG 03121 99402 10256 22212 @1204 UTC

40.2N 25.6E Heading North East at 6-10 Knots

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reply to post by tommyjo


Whats the big story with the Russian navy ships? I see you are spying on them like they are in your pool in your backyard

Iran Navy fleet moving towards Port Sudan: Cmdr. (PressTV)


Embassy rejects Turkish paper’s claim about PKK presence in Iran (PressTV)

reply to post by DarknStormy


Spying! Go back to the start of the thread. It is relevant to the topic. These are transmissions routinely picked up by many radio enthusiasts worldwide. I'm simply keeping those following the thread up to date where these vessels are in near real time. It sometimes takes ages for a media report to appear. If you trawl through the conspiracy websites they think that the Russian Navy is still positioned off Gaza! The same doom and gloom WW3 theorists that probably still think that Russian Navy warships are also positioned off Syria in some sort of show of force. The realities are somewhat different.

The Russian Navy Tug MB-304 deployed with the Task Force is now positioned in the Northern Aegean.

8345 Kilohertz

RCV DE RMYZ 04061 99406 10257 22200 @0630 UTC

40.6N 25.7E Hove to

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Once this Black Sea Fleet Task Force transits the Bosphorus the only Russian Navy ship in the Mediterranean will be the Amur Class Repair Ship PM-56 currently deployed to Tartus, Syria.

Last Morse Code weather transmission noted from the PM-56 on the 1st December 2012.

5129 Kilohertz

RCV DE RIR98 01001 99349 10358 22200 @0010 UTC

34.9N 35.8E Hove to

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PM-56 replaced her sister vessel PM-138 back in October.

rusnavy.com...

The Russian Navy News website had a nice article highlighting all the deployments from the Black Sea Fleet during 2012. Unfortunately the article has been removed. The previous article from November is still present.

Black Sea Fleet Ships Deployed Longer in Mediterranean in 2012. In 2012, intensity and overall deployment duration of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) ships in the Mediterranean Sea has grown. That region is considered the fleet's area of responsibility. BSF warships and auxiliary vessels have performed 9 deployments and 12 visits to foreign ports this year. Range of tasks, deployment geography and performance intensity have considerably expanded as well. Following BSF assets were on mission in the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the current year: hydrographic ship Donuzlav, landing ships Nikolai Filchenkov, Novocherkassk, and Caesar Kunikov (2 times), frigate Ladny, destroyer Smetlivy, floating workshop PM-138, replenishment oiler Ivan Bubnov, seagoing tug MB-304, and rescue tug Shakhter. BSF diesel submarine Alrosa carried out long-range cruise from Kronshtadt to Sevastopol. Overall deployment duration of BSF ships at remote sea zones in 2012 is about 15 months. Guard missile cruiser Moskva, destroyer Smetlivy, landing ship Saratov, floating workshop PM-56, replenishment oiler Ivan Bubnov and seagoing tug MB-304 currently continue performing tasks in the Mediterranean Sea.

rusnavy.com...

Iran says it has captured another U.S. drone

Interesting developments on the Russian Navy front. Tanker Ivan Bubnov is now moving south in the Aegean Sea! Possibly elements of the returning Black Sea Task Force that were on their way home have had new orders in regards to the current situation in Syria?

The Russians will want to have the large landing ships, frigates and destroyers that were part of the recent Black Sea Task Force in the region for possible evacuation plans of Russian citizens.

Positional information from the Morse Code International weather from 6th December, 06 UTC

Russian Navy Tanker Ivan Bubnov

8345 Kilohertz

RCV DE RCJG 06061 99394 10255 22242 @0605 UTC

39.4N 25.5E Heading South at 6-10 Knots

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The Black Sea Fleet Tug, MB-304 is still hove to in the Northern Aegean Sea, 6th December 06 UTC


8345 Kilohertz

RCV DE RMYZ 06061 99406 10257 22200 @0611 UTC

40.6N 25.7E Hove to

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The Russian Navy Tug MB-304 is under way. It has moved west from its last hove to position.

Positional info from the International Weather Morse Code transmissions, 6 December, 12 UTC.

12464 RCV DE RMYZ 06121 99407 10250 222?? @1209 UTC

40.7N 25.0E Heading ?

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Image of Tug MB-304


Russian Navy Tanker Ivan Bubnov

12464 RCV DE RCJG 06121 99385 10253 22232 @1215 UTC

38.5N 25.3E Heading South East at 6-10 Knots

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Image of Tanker Ivan Bubnov

thanks for the updates!

Originally posted by Zerschmetterling
thanks for the updates!

No problem.

The Russians have announced that the Black Sea Fleet Task Force currently in the Aegean Sea is heading to Syria.

From Google translation of Turkish News source.

Russian Chief of Staff, Eastern Mediterranean, due to the operational status of Russia's Black Sea Fleet vessels to supply the Syrian port of Tarsus said to make an entrance Russian Chief of Staff, Eastern Mediterranean, due to the operational status of Russia's Black Sea Fleet ships will supply input for the Syrian port of Tarsus, reportedly said the Russian ships will return to Syria. Russian Chief of General Staff of Russia's Black Sea Fleet vessels announced that it will supply input for the Syrian port of Tarsus. Russian media "Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the passage across the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean vessels there to fight with the pirates carried out jointly with the task has been canceled," he wrote. The report continued: "Today, the Armed Forces of the Russian General Staff spokesman told reporters, according to the Syrian port of Tarsus, who will supply Russia's Black Sea Fleet ships of entry for the month of December will return back to the base where attached to the end. Such a situation, the Eastern Mediterranean required by the operational situation. "

Turkish Media Source Link