DefenceTalkIran’s missile program is “non-negotiable” and tests will continue, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Tuesday, following criticism from European Union diplomats. “Iran’s defence capabilities cannot be compromised and are under no circumstance negotiable,” he told state television IRIB. “Missile tests are conducted within the framework of Iran’s defence policies.” A meeting of EU […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-missile-program-non-negotiable-spokesman-68602/

DefenceTalkA large number of computers at a Geneva hotel that hosted delicate Iranian nuclear talks last year were infected with malware used for espionage, Swiss prosecutors said Thursday. The Swiss Attorney General’s office (OAG) however said it had closed its investigation, since it had failed to determine who was behind the spying. Swiss investigators launched […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swiss-probe-confirms-spying-during-iran-nuclear-talks-68539/

DefenceTalkTehran has deployed a recently delivered Russian-made long-range missile system to central Iran to protect its Fordo nuclear facility, state television said Sunday. Protecting nuclear facilities is paramount “in all circumstances” General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of Iran’s air defences, told the IRIB channel. “Today, Iran’s sky is one of the most secure in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-deploys-long-range-missiles-to-fordo-nuclear-site-68072/

DefenceTalkIran released images of its first domestically built long-range missile defence system on Sunday, a project started when the country was under international sanctions. Images on multiple state news agencies showed President Hassan Rouhani and Minister of Defence Hossein Dehghan standing in front of the new Bavar 373 missile defence system. The system was designed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-releases-images-of-new-missile-defence-system-68036/

DefenceTalkRussia’s long-range Tu-22M3 bombers delivered their first airstrikes on terrorist targets in Syria operating from an Iranian airbase. Moscow and Tehran cooperation in Syria is “strategic,” confirmed the head of Iran’s National Security Council. The long range bombers with full bomb payload took off from Hamadan Airfield to attack Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-tu_22m3-bombers-strike-isis-operate-from-iran-base-68005/

DefenceTalkIranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan confirmed the receiving of Russian-built S-300 surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, the Tasnim news agency has reported, referring to a source in the majlis (Iran’s parliament). According to the source, at the latest session of the parliamentary defense and foreign policy committee, the defense minister “confirmed the reception of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-confirms-delivery-of-russian-made-s-300-missile-systems-67872/

DefenceTalkUS aerospace giant Boeing confirmed Wednesday that it was in talks with Iranian airlines seeking to buy its airplanes. “We have been engaged in discussions with Iranian airlines approved by the USG (US government) about potential purchases of Boeing commercial passenger airplanes and services,” the company said in an email to AFP. “We do not […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-confirms-talks-with-iran-on-aircraft-sale-67661/

DefenceTalkIranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said Tuesday that the Russian S-300 air defense system had been delivered to the country’s air defense forces. In April, Iranian military officials said that Tehran had purchased a batch of S-300 air defense systems. Local media reported at the time that Iran had displayed the Russian-made S-300 air defense […]https://www.defencetalk.com/irans-air-force-receives-russian-s-300-air-defense-system-67441/

DefenceTalkIran launched a new long-range missile late last month, a general announced on Monday, trumpeting the accuracy of the latest such weapon to be test-fired in defiance of the West. “A missile with a 2,000-kilometre range was tested two weeks ago,” said General Ali Abdolahi, adding that it has a negligible margin of error of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-touts-newly-tested-long-range-missile-67422/

DefenceTalkIran’s defence minister poured scorn Saturday on US Secretary of State John Kerry’s accusations that Tehran is “destabilizing” the Middle East, countering that America should get out of the region. The broadside illustrated new tension between Iran and the United States, despite last year’s nuclear deal, with contrasting stances on the conflicts in Yemen and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-us-not-tehran-damaging-the-middle-east-67205/