DefenceTalkIran has successfully test-fired a naval missile which hit its target 250 kilometers away, local news agencies reported Thursday. “We have this week tested the Hormuz-2 missile,” the Fars and Tasnim agencies quoted the commander of the air wing of the elite Revolutionary Guards, General Amir-Ali Hadjizadeh, as saying “The missile succeeded in destroying its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-successfully-tests-naval-missile-reports-69439/

DefenceTalkAs a candidate, Donald Trump promised to tear up the Iran nuclear deal, the signature diplomatic breakthrough of Barack Obama’s second term. As president-elect, Trump has been more circumspect, and the United States would face serious international fallout if he made good on his threat. Signed in Vienna in July 2015 and in force since […]https://www.defencetalk.com/can-trump-rip-up-the-iran-deal-easier-said-than-done-68582/

DefenceTalkIran’s President Hassan Rouhani has denounced possible new US sanctions on his country which could jeopardize a hard-won nuclear deal due to be finally implemented within weeks. In a letter to his defence minister, Rouhani said reports that the US Treasury Department planned to blacklist companies and individuals with ties to Iran’s ballistic missile program […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-us-tensions-flare-over-new-sanctions-threat-66226/

DefenceTalkIran and the US admitted during tense talks Sunday they are highly likely to miss a looming deadline to nail down a historic nuclear deal as they struggled to overcome major differences. Officials in Vienna said however that Tuesday’s target date would only be missed by a few days, with Iran saying there was “no […]https://www.defencetalk.com/deadline-in-doubt-in-tense-iran-nuclear-talks-64720/