DefenceTalkIran poses the most significant threat to U.S. Central Command’s complex area of responsibility, Centcom commander Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Centcom has dealt with a number of significant challenges over the past 12 months, including in Iraq and Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt and the Sinai, the Bab-el-Mandeb […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-poses-threat-to-centcoms-area-of-responsibility-votel-says-69447/

DefenceTalkIran “successfully” tested the Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system, Press TV reported on Saturday. During the test, conducted in the presence of several Iranian military and government officials, the missile system successfully detected, tracked, and intercepted a ballistic missile, the report said. The test was also aimed at analyzing the performance of the S-300 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-successfully-tests-s-300-air-defense-system-tv-69401/

DefenceTalkIran is complying with the landmark nuclear deal it sealed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN watchdog seen by AFP on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency addressed key limits set under the agreement, which is under intense scrutiny after the election of US President Donald Trump. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-complying-with-nuclear-deal-says-un-watchdog-69307/

DefenceTalkThe value of the contract with Iran for the supply of S-300 air defense systems almost reached $1 billion, the chief of the Rostec corporation, Sergey Chemezov, told the media. “The S-300 cost about one billion dollars,” he said. No more supplies of Russian weapons to Iran were due for now, he added. “We were […]https://www.defencetalk.com/value-of-s-300-contract-with-iran-reaches-almost-1-bln-69207/

DefenceTalkIran is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise Saturday in a show of defiance a day after the United States imposed sanctions over a ballistic missile test launch last weekend. Relations between Washington and Tehran have deteriorated sharply since Donald Trump took office last month promising a tough line on what he sees […]https://www.defencetalk.com/defiant-iran-in-missile-exercise-day-after-us-sanctions-68989/

DefenceTalkDonald Trump’s White House signaled a tougher stance toward Iran on Wednesday, condemning a recent missile test and declaring America was putting the Islamic republic “on notice.” In his first public remarks since taking office, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn accused Barack Obama’s administration of having “failed to respond adequately to Tehran’s malign actions.” Flynn […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-white-house-puts-iran-on-notice-68962/

DefenceTalkIran on Tuesday warned the United States against fuelling tensions over its ballistic missile tests as the UN Security Council prepared for urgent talks on the issue at Washington’s request. The row comes against a backdrop of already-strained relations over US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from Iran and six other Muslim-majority countries. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-warns-us-against-creating-tensions-over-missiles-68952/

DefenceTalkThe UN Security Council will hold urgent talks Tuesday on Iran’s test-firing of a medium-range missile, diplomats said. The United States requested the emergency consultations after the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations called for council action. “In light of Iran’s January 29 launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, the United States has requested urgent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-security-council-to-hold-urgent-talks-on-iran-missile-test-68936/

DefenceTalkIran Air finalized a contract to buy 80 planes from Boeing, the US aerospace firm confirmed on Sunday, as it seeks to renew its ageing fleet despite sanctions. Boeing said the contract — Iran’s first deal with a US aviation firm since the 1979 Islamic revolution — was worth $16.6 billion (15.7 billion euros). “Fifty […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-signs-deal-to-buy-80-boeing-planes-68656/

DefenceTalkIsrael was embroiled in fresh controversy on Sunday over its purchase of submarines from German company ThyssenKrupp after reports that the country’s arch-enemy Iran holds a stake in the firm. The attorney general had already ordered police to look into allegations of improper conduct in the planned purchase of the submarines, and reports of Iran’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-controversy-hits-israel-submarine-deal-over-iran-link-68636/