Tehran, February 23,The Iran Project Russian warplanes, which spearhead the war against ISIL, are fighting alongside pro-resistance forces in Syria. But as the current state of affairs behind the scene of war is always complicated, the discussion of whether Russia will stay the close ally of resistance axis in the toughdays is highly important in gaining ...

A senior Iranian commander says the countrys domestically-built Bavar-373 airdefense system would be ready for deployment by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2016). Commander of the Iranian Army's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili made the announcement about the system, which is already under ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Ali Shadmani said Iran is among the top world states in the defense sector. "We now have a dynamic and modern industry that is moving ahead; we may supply our needs from friendly states, but we basically believe that our deterrent power should be based on a home-grown ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analysts Mehrdad Moarefian and Marie Donovan.To receive this daily newsletter, please subscribe online Key takeaway:Tehran and the P5+1 began drafting the text for the final nuclear agreement, while senior Iranian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree lifting the ban on the sales of S-300 to Iran last week after P5+1 and Tehran had worked out a framework agreement ensuring the peaceful nature of the Islamic Republic's nuclear energy program. VIENNA (Sputnik) The issue ofsupplying Iran withRussian S-300 air defense systems was discussed atFriday's ...

Tehran, April 24, IRNA Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan says Iran is ready to receive the S-300 system, hoping it will occur this year. Speaking to Russia Today, Dehghan said the issue of the S-300 system is an old one between Russia and Iran as they had already signed a contract with Russia for the purchase of the system. He ...

Moscow will urge the lifting of an arms embargo against Iran during Fridays talks over Tehrans nuclear program, the Russian deputy foreign minister says. Sergey Ryabkov told reporters on Thursday that one of the priorities in Irans nuclear talks is to ensure that all participants in the negotiations "recognize the foremost need to cancel the existing ...

President Barack Obama says U.S. weapons could penetrate Iran's defenses if necessary, even if Russia delivers S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Tehran. Obama said in an MSNBC interview on April 21 that the United States continues to object to Russia's plans to sell the high-precision missiles to Iran. But he said, "Even if theyve got some ...

MOSCOW The ink on the multinational framework agreement to limit Irans nuclear program was barely dry before Russiaannouncedlast week that it would send Tehran sophisticated air-defense missiles, withheld in deference to the West when sanctions against Iran were stiffened in 2010. For the United States, Russias decision to send Iran S-300 missile ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again criticised Russia's decision to supply Tehran with S-300 missiles, and said his government will take any necessary steps to defend Israel. Russia earlier this month decidedto lift a ban on weapons exports to Iran, a move that would allow Moscow to fulfill a 2010 deal to supply Iran with a missile ...

Russian president's warning comes week after he lifted ban on delivery of S-300 missile defense systems to Iran. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Israel on Saturday not to supply weapons to the Ukrainian government,saying that the move would be counterproductive to efforts to reach peace in east Ukraine. "It's the Israeli leadership's ...

Tehran, April 19, IRNA A top Russian official has defended Russias recent decision to deliver S-300 missile systems to Iran, highlighting that Moscow faces no international restrictions on the supplies. S-300s are not offensive armaments. These are defensive air defense systems. The US admits that the S-300s do not fall under the UN ban, Tass ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he's surprised that Russia's suspension of missile sales to Iran "held this long." The WhiteHOUSE objected earlier this week when Russia announced it would lift a five-year ban on delivery of anti-aircraft missiles. They would give the Islamic republic's military a strong deterrent against any air attack....

Moscow will deliver modernized versions of the S-300 missile defense systems, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan told RIA Novosti on Friday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) On April 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree lifting the cancellation ofthe S-300 air defense systems sale, originally put intoplace followingthe 2010 UN Security Council ...

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that while Russias proposed sale of the advanced S-300 air defense missile system to Iran does not violate UNSECURITY Council resolutions, the United States needs more details to determine if the sale could violate US sanctions against Iran. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) While Russias proposed sale ofthe advanced ...

TheIranian defense minister has called for the establishment of a united front against the expansionist policies of the United States and its allies, describing it as a necessity. Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan on Thursday hailedRussia for nottrusting the United States, saying Tehran and Moscow should insist on adoptingpolicies to foil security ...

Israel reportedly may start sending arms to Ukraine in response to Russias decision to lift its embargo on the delivery of the S-300 missile system to Iran. MOSCOW (Sputnik) Israel may start sending arms toUkraine inresponse toRussias decision tolift its five-year embargo onthe delivery ofthe S-300 missile system toIran, NRG reports Tuesday, citing ...

Tehran, April 15, IRNA - Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members welcomed Iran's suggestions against terrorism, a senior security official said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters upon arrival from a two-day trip to Moscow, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said that Iran's offers for confronting ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the S-300 missile system is purely defensive and will not pose threat to Israel or any other country in the Middle East in telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. MOSCOW (Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin has reassured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the planned delivery of Russian the S-300 air defense systems to Iran will undermine stability in the Middle East. JERUSALEM (Sputnik) The planned delivery ofthe S-300 air defense systems toIran will undermine stability inthe Middle East and increase Tehran's belligerence,...