Why is Iran building a fake US Carrier?

[SFC Ollie]

It should at a minimum make you wonder why......

I don't trust them.

 

[SteadyMercury]

They've been known to do ridiculous propaganda before, it is probably related to that. Expect a film of them sinking a carrier, etc.

Remember when they got caught photoshopping those rockets?

 

[Delta4Embassy]

It's a movie prop.

Iran?s fake US ship for movie set sparks media hype ? RT News

"A mock US aircraft carrier built in Iran for a movie about an Iranian passenger plane downing sparked media frenzy in the US and Israel. Media outlets claimed the ship was meant to be blown up for “black propaganda” and labeled it a “symbol of mistrust.”"

I well remember this incident. Was actually a topic of discussion at the Navy recruitment centre. Of course, in real life no US ship was 'blown up.'

"1988 shooting down of an Iran Air civilian plane by the USS Vincennes. All 290 passengers and crew on board the plane were killed in the disaster, which the US called an “accident.” "

 

[SFC Ollie]

Sorry, I still don't trust them.........

 

[Mushroom]

Why is Iran building giant mock-up of U.S. aircraft carrier? ? CNN Security Clearance - CNN.com Blogs


Commercial satellite images obtained by CNN reveal that Iran is constructing a large-scale replica of a U.S. military aircraft carrier, complete with fake U.S-style airplanes, near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.


The mock supercarrier seems to have been modeled off of an American Nimitz-class (CVN 68) carrier, down to the number "68" painted on the flight deck, though its intended use remains a mystery.

According to one U.S. official, the mock-up is more akin to a Hollywood set than an actual warship.

This should be obvious...

So they have a place to put their stealth fighter!

 

[1776]

But liberals and losertarians tell us Iran and others are nice people....

 

[Mushroom]

Well, the mystery is now solved.

The Iranian mock-up of a US aircraft carrier is for the production of a movie about the 1988 downing of an Iranian airliner by the US Navy, according to Iranian media.

Iranian-owned Al-Alam News Network reported that the mock-up is being built for a film titled “Airbus,” about the July 3, 1988, downing of civilian passenger plane Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes. The plane, which according to the American crew was mistaken for a F-14 Tomcat fighter, was shot down in Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf and killed all 290 people on board.

News of the joint Iranian-Canadian production was first announced in April 2013. According to Iranian website Cinemanegar, it is being co-directed by Nader Talebzadeh and Paxton Winters and will star both Iranian and American actors, most prominently Sean Ali Stone, the son of American filmmaker Oliver Stone.

Iranian mock aircraft carrier for production of movie - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

 

[Anccar]

Target practice.