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It's prohibited by international treaty but Iran isn't part of it. I hope the countries that are in it will stand up and tell them to pound ice. Iran Claims Rights to South Pole, Seeks Military Base There
By Michael Katz | Thursday, 15 February 2024 07:18 PM EST
Iran is claiming territorial rights to the South Pole, including plans to build a military base there, which would be in violation of an international treaty.
Rear Adm. Shahram Irani, commander of Iran's Navy, said his country has property rights to the South Pole and pledges to raise the Iranian flag there. His comments were revealed in an interview on Iranian TV station Channel 1 in September and translated by the Washington, D.C.-based Middle East Media Research Institute.
"With regard to the South Pole, as you know ... the beautiful beaches of Makran connect us to the South Pole, we have property rights there, and they belong to the public," Irani said. "Our plan is to raise the flag there, inshallah [if Allah wills it]."
Irani said the base would be a joint operation between the military and scientists.
"It is not only military work but also scientific work that needs to be carried out," he said. "Our scientists are getting ready for a joint operation, encompassing the efforts of all our people, in keeping with the guidelines of our Leader, inshallah."
When asked if he is promising Iran will build a permanent base in the South Pole, he replied, "inshallah, inshallah."
A total of 56 countries are part of the Antarctic Treaty, which took effect in 1961, including the U.S., Russia, and China, but not Iran.
Article IV of the treaty states, "No acts or activities taking place while the present Treaty is in force shall constitute a basis for asserting, supporting, or denying a claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica or create any rights of sovereignty in Antarctica. No new claim, or enlargement of an existing claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica shall be asserted while the present Treaty is in force."
Seven of the original 12 parties to the treaty — Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom — had territorial claims, sometimes overlapping, but other countries do not recognize them, according to the treaty. The U.S. and Russia maintain a "basis of claim," but all positions are protected in Article IV.
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Somehow I don't see their Navy making it there, even without interference. Iran and "blue water Navy" isn't something I tend to put together.
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Will they keep their sheep indoors?
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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He says they have nice beaches at Makron, which is on the Arabian Sea, and that gives them a claim to Antarctica. Yeah, right.
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Kind of presumptuous of us to think we could have a say and a claim in the Antarctic.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."
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Not at all. The treaty is to insure that it's open for all countries for peaceful purposes. Military bases, nuclear tests, and nuclear waste dumping are strictly prohibited - theirs and ours. Nobody will stop Iran from setting up a research station. It's the one place in the world where all are welcome as long as they leave the guns at home.
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Considering those rag heads wear sandals……….their feet are going to get really cold.
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Considering those rag heads wear sandals……….their feet are going to get really cold. Not to mention a really cold breeze up their dresses
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