DefenceTalkAn Iranian naval flotilla thwarted an overnight attack on an Iranian vessel in the Red Sea, a senior commander said Wednesday. “The escort flotilla of the naval arm of Iran’s armed forces, headed by the destroyer Jamaran… promptly deployed to the scene last night after receiving a request for help from an Iranian ship in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-navy-says-repelled-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea-79193/

DefenceTalkIran has the technical capacity to build a nuclear weapon but has not taken a decision to do so, an official told the Al Jazeera broadcaster on Sunday. Iran “has the technical ability to build a nuclear bomb” said Kamal Kharrazi, who heads an advisory board linked to Iran’s leadership. But Tehran has “not made […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-has-technical-ability-to-build-nuclear-bomb-official-79094/

DefenceTalkIran’s navy on Friday unveiled its first division of ships and submarines capable of carrying armed drones, as US President Joe Biden tours the Middle East. The United States and Israel, the sworn enemies of Iran, have previously accused the Islamic republic of using drones and missiles to attack US forces and Israel-linked ships in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-naval-drone-division-as-biden-tours-mideast-79087/

DefenceTalkA senior US official said Tuesday that Russia’s plan to acquire hundreds of combat drones from Iran shows its urgent need to reinforce due to heavy losses four months after invading Ukraine. John Kirby, a spokesman for the national security council, said the deal, revealed by the White House on Monday, also shows Iran’s willingness […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-seeks-iran-drones-after-losses-in-ukraine-white-house-79069/

DefenceTalkIran has arrested several suspected members of a spy network linked to arch foe Israel, foiling its attempt to sabotage a key underground nuclear facility, state media reported. The announcement comes as Iran is engaged in talks with major powers on reviving a landmark nuclear deal abandoned by the United States in 2018. Iran has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-foils-israel-linked-sabotage-plot-at-nuclear-plant-78411/

DefenceTalkIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will head to Moscow on Tuesday, the ministry said, days after negotiations on an Iran nuclear deal stalled amid new Russian demands. “Russia has made its official demands loud and clear, and this needs to be discussed among all parties to the 2015 agreement, like all the demands that have […]https://www.defencetalk.com/irans-fm-to-hold-talks-on-nuclear-deal-in-moscow-78398/

DefenceTalkIran claimed responsibility for missile strikes Sunday on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, saying they targeted an Israeli “strategic center” and warning of more attacks. Kurdish authorities insisted the Jewish state has no sites in or near Arbil, capital of their autonomous region in the country’s north. In Baghdad, the foreign ministry condemned the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-missiles-targeted-israeli-site-in-iraqs-arbil-78404/

DefenceTalkIran announced Tuesday it had successfully placed a military satellite in orbit, as talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers reach a critical stage. “Iran’s second military satellite — named Nour-2 — has been launched into space by the Qassed rocket of the aerospace wing of the Revolutionary Guards and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-puts-new-military-satellite-in-orbit-78323/

DefenceTalkIran said Monday it was awaiting “details” on Russia’s demands for US guarantees that could potentially delay reaching an agreement in talks aiming to restore Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Moscow wants written guarantees from Washington that Western sanctions imposed on it over the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-seeks-details-of-russian-demands-on-nuclear-deal-78313/

DefenceTalkGermany’s Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that a new Iran nuclear agreement “cannot be postponed any longer”, during his first visit as chancellor to Israel, which staunchly opposes efforts to forge a deal with Tehran. Scholz’s visit, which included a ceremony at Jerusalem’s Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, comes amid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/in-israel-germanys-scholz-says-iran-deal-cannot-be-postponed-78221/