DefenceTalkThe accord with Iran to curb its nuclear program means a planned NATO anti-missile system in Europe, hotly opposed by Moscow, is no longer necessary, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov argued Wednesday. Moscow fears the system would compromise its own defences while NATO says the project is meant only to protect Europe from Iranian development […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-nuclear-accord-nato-missile-defence-unnecessary-russia-49898/

DefenceTalkIran and world powers locked horns in an intense second day of nuclear talks Thursday, with Tehran saying “no progress” was made towards clinching a long-awaited breakthrough deal. Both sides, seeking to end the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme after a decade of rising tensions, stressed however that the talks in Geneva were detailed, serious […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-no-progress-in-nuclear-talks-so-far-49715/

DefenceTalkUS President Barack Obama asked key senators Tuesday for a delay in imposing new sanctions on Iran, but faced skepticism over the terms of a proposed interim nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. Obama met the lawmakers at the White House on the eve of the next round of nuclear talks between the P5+1 powers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/obama-asks-key-senators-for-time-on-iran-sanctions-49696/

DefenceTalkIran on Monday unveiled a missile-equipped drone with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles), the official IRNA news agency reported. “The Fotros drone has an operational range of 2,000 kilometres and can fly at an altitude of 25,000 feet, with a flight time of 16 to 30 hours,” Defence Minister Mohammad Dehgan was quoted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-attack-drone-with-2000-km-range-49684/

DefenceTalkIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday denied US claims that the Islamic republic had scuttled nuclear talks in Geneva, pointing instead to France as the culprit. US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Abu Dhabi on Monday Iran had balked at the Geneva talks just as world powers were closing in on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-denies-it-scuttled-nuclear-talks-49622/

DefenceTalkThe head of Russia’s air force, General Viktor Bondarev, met his Iranian counterparts in Tehran to discuss boosting military cooperation between the countries, local media reported Monday. Talks centred on “electronic listening systems, radar and missiles,” Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, head of Khatam-ol-Anbia Air Defence Base, said in comments quoted by daily Sharq. Esmaili also […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-holds-talks-with-russia-to-boost-military-cooperation-49442/

DefenceTalkIsraeli warplanes this week practiced long-range missions including mid-air refueling in what local media said was a signal to archfoe Iran. The Israeli air force on Thursday posted pictures and video of the exercise on its website, without saying where or when it took place. But the accompanying text gave what the online version of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-planes-practice-long-range-missions-military-49356/

DefenceTalkIran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Israel was “upset and angry” with signs of an emerging new relationship between the Islamic republic and the West. On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a UN summit his country was ready to act alone to halt Iran’s alleged efforts to build a nuclear bomb. “We […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-angry-with-new-iran-west-logic-rouhani-49272/

DefenceTalkIsrael is ready to act alone to stop Iran making a nuclear bomb, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, in a warning against rushing into deals with Tehran’s new leaders. “Israel will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons. If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone,” Netanyahu told a UN summit, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-ready-to-tackle-nuclear-iran-alone-netanyahu-49249/

DefenceTalkIran’s army unveiled a highly mobile propellant-powered reconnaissance drone on Saturday, according to local media. The drone, named “Yasseer,” can fly for eight hours with a range of 200 kilometers (124 miles) and reach an altitude of 4,500 meters (15,000 feet), the reports said. It resembles the American ScanEagle, an unmanned short-range aerial surveillance vehicle […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-short-range-reconnaissance-drone-49234/