DefenceTalkIran unveiled a new surface-to-air missile Tuesday and two radar systems it said would improve its defences against “enemies”. The military ceremony came just one week after Iran said it downed an Israeli spy drone that had reportedly been deployed above the Natanz uranium enrichment site in central Iran. The Talash-3 (Effort-3, in Persian) missile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-new-missile-radar-systems-60513/

DefenceTalkWestern foreign ministers appeared Sunday to have failed in their mission to inject momentum into talks with Iran in Vienna, seven days before the deadline to strike a momentous nuclear deal. The talks were set to continue, however, with US Secretary of State John Kerry remaining in the Austrian capital for further discussions on Monday. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ministers-fail-to-broker-iran-talks-breakthrough-60143/

DefenceTalkIran nuclear talks enter the decisive, dangerous endgame Thursday with a marathon final round of hardball negotiations potentially going all the way to the July 20 finish line. The deal being sought by Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany would finally ease fears of Tehran getting nuclear weapons […]https://www.defencetalk.com/final-push-in-historic-iran-nuclear-talks-60019/

DefenceTalkThree Sukhoi ground attack jets shown landing in Iraq in a video released by the defence ministry are likely from Iran, a think tank said Wednesday. Iraq has purchased more than a dozen Sukhoi jets from Russia in a bid to bolster its forces in their battle against a sweeping militant offensive that has overrun […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraqs-new-jets-likely-from-iran-experts-60040/

DefenceTalkWashington said Monday it might use a critical fifth round of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers to discuss with Tehran possible cooperation on tackling the crisis raging in Iraq. The United States and Iran, which have been bitter foes for more than 30 years, are both deeply concerned by a major insurgency by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-iran-may-use-nuclear-talks-to-discuss-iraq-59929/

DefenceTalkWestern embassies began evacuating staff from Baghdad Monday despite Iraq’s claim it was repelling militants who have captured vast amounts of territory in a lightning offensive that has shaken regional stability. The possibility of direct talks between the US and Iran, foes for decades, has even been broached in a bid to resolve the crisis […]https://www.defencetalk.com/west-evacuates-iraq-staff-as-us-iran-talks-broached-59892/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will fly to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel next week for talks that are expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program and Syria’s civil war, officials said Friday. “This trip will be the secretary’s third to the Middle East in just over a year, and it will advance America’s regional […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-to-head-to-saudi-israel-next-week-59563/

DefenceTalkIran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany began talks on Tuesday in Vienna on reaching a comprehensive nuclear deal. Iran is under UN and Western sanctions because of suspicions — denied by Tehran — that it wants to develop nuclear weapons under the guise of its civilian program. It […]https://www.defencetalk.com/irans-comprehensive-nuclear-accord-a-big-deal-58810/

DefenceTalkIran said Wednesday it would not accept longstanding allegations that its nuclear program once had a military dimension without seeing the secret documents on which the charges are based. “We will not accept any of the (International Atomic Energy) Agency allegations unless its documents are proven and the person who presented them clarifies on what […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-demands-proof-of-nuclear-weapons-allegations-50697/

DefenceTalkPresident Barack Obama Monday ruled that a regional grouping of Gulf Arab states should be allowed to buy certain US defense articles, deepening ties with a grouping wary of Iran’s regional influence. Obama determined that US restrictions on selling material for ballistic missile defense, maritime security and counter-terrorism operations should be lifted, opening the way […]https://www.defencetalk.com/obama-opens-way-to-gulf-grouping-military-sales-49953/