DefenceTalkMoscow and Tehran have signed military cooperation deal that implies wider collaboration in personnel training and counter-terrorism activities. It may also resolve the situation concerning the delivery of Russian S300 missiles, Iranian media reported. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, signed the document during a visit by Russia’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-and-iran-sign-defense-deal-may-resolve-s300-missile-delivery-issue-62028/

DefenceTalkIran is to help Iraq rebuild its army under an agreement that could formalise Tehran’s military support for its neighbor, which remains under assault by the Islamic State (IS) group. No details of the pact were released but state television said the two sides had “agreed to continue cooperation in the defence arena with the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-in-new-deal-to-boost-iraq-army-61242/

DefenceTalkThe Iranian Air Force has shot down three drones Saturday in the third day of an ongoing massive military exercise in southern parts of the country, Press TV reported. The unmanned aerial vehicles were brought down by three domestically designed and manufactured missiles fired from an ambush missile system known as Mersad, the news agency […]https://www.defencetalk.com/irans-air-force-shoots-down-3-drones-in-massive-military-drills-61240/

DefenceTalkAyatollah Ali Khamenei told Iranian navy officials on Sunday to improve their capability for combat, irrespective of political negotiations which may be taking place. “Given our vast maritime borders and the enemy’s huge investments in this area, our armed forces should continuously improve their (combat) readiness, irrespective of political calculations,” Iran’s supreme leader told assembled […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iranian-leader-tells-armed-forces-to-stay-ready-for-combat-61085/

DefenceTalkTime runs out Monday for the biggest chance in years to resolve the Iranian nuclear standoff, as Tehran and world powers make a final push for a deal but with a risky extension looking likely. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany (the P5+1) have been locked in talks with Iran […]https://www.defencetalk.com/last-chance-saloon-for-iran-nuclear-talks-61049/

DefenceTalkDespite Israeli threats of a strike on Iran if world powers fail to halt its nuclear drive at talks entering an endgame in Vienna, experts see the sabre-rattling as largely diplomatic brinkmanship. With Monday’s deadline for a lasting agreement fast approaching, Israel has been keeping up pressure on the five permanent members of the UN […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-strike-threat-diplomatic-card-against-iran-experts-61051/

DefenceTalkA deal on Iran’s nuclear program this week would be a historic step towards ending the country’s international isolation, but analysts remain divided on whether it would help stabilize the Middle East or even prevent a regional arms race. Having spent years pushing for an agreement — whereby economic sanctions on Iran are relaxed in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/deal-with-iran-could-end-isolation-but-would-it-stop-an-arms-race-61030/

DefenceTalkIran said Monday that a copy of an American drone downed over its territory in 2011 had successfully completed its first test flight, promising to release footage of the experiment. Tehran captured the US RQ-170 Sentinel in December 2011 while it was in its airspace, apparently on a mission to spy on the country’s nuclear […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-claims-successful-test-flight-of-replica-us-drone-60984/

DefenceTalkThe head of Iran’s atomic energy agency will travel to Russia Tuesday to sign a construction deal for two nuclear power plants on Iran’s southern Gulf shores, media reported. Ali Akbar Salehi’s visit will cap months of negotiations between Iran and Russia, and comes as the Islamic republic faces a November 24 deadline for a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-russia-to-sign-nuclear-plants-deal-tuesday-media-60978/

DefenceTalkIran on Tuesday unveiled a new missile-equipped drone to boost its military arsenal, as part of events marking the end of its 1980-1988 war against Iraq. Iranian engineers working for the armed forces have “built the drones to carry air defence missiles”, deputy defence minister General Amir Hatami said, quoted by Fars news agency. “The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-new-missile-equipped-drone-60635/