Iran air defense

The most dangerous component of Iran’s arsenal - opinion

A threat invisible to radar and affording insufficient early warning time requires a different strategy.

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.
People walk past a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2026.

Israel, Iran trade blows before ceasefire, but Hezbollah conflict could destabilize

 Israeli air defense systems operating during the war with Iran.

Lessons from Operation Roaring Lion: Defending the Defenders -opinion

An IDF F-35 "Adir" shot down an Iranian Air Force YAK-130 fighter jet on March 4, 2026.

US F-35 hit, forced to make emergency landing, IRGC takes credit


Iran unveils its domestic answer to Russia's S-300 missile defense system

Iran's deal to import Russia's S-300 was put on hold amid international sanctions in 2010, prompting the Islamic Republic to develop its own missile defense system.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (3rd L) and Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan (2nd L) stand in front of the new air defense missile system Bavar-373, in Tehran, Iran August 21, 2016

Iran talks up Russia cooperation, predicts Islamic State's downfall

Defense Minister: "The Russians offered us the option to purchase S-400 air defense, but we rejected the offer."

A STILL IMAGE taken from video shows a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bomber based in Iran flying over an unknown location in Syria on Tuesday after dropping its payload.

Analysis: Russian jets in Iran change Mideast game

The spectacle of Russian planes taking off from bases inside Iran on Tuesday to attack targets in Syria shows, indeed, that the deal was a game changer.

A STILL IMAGE taken from video shows a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bomber based in Iran flying over an unknown location in Syria on Tuesday after dropping its payload.

Pro-Israel group helps Texas high schooler win probe

Teen targeted by students identifying with Iran, Hamas.

A demonstrator chants slogans during a pro-Palestinian protest in Times Square, in Manhattan

Israel, US had advance knowledge of Russian bombers on Iranian soil

Russia not only has no intention of ending its involvement in Syria, but it actually has a larger strategy: to increase its presence in the Middle East.

Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves after delivering a speech for the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference 2015

Iran deal opponents play a long game, hoping for toughness from Clinton

Republicans preparing three new bills against nuclear agreement, knowing their efforts are futile

A man holds up a sign as he and several thousand other protestors demonstrate during a rally opposing the nuclear deal with Iran in Times Square

Iranian commander: Missiles ready for the ‘annihilation’ of Israel

Hossein Salami is deputy head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is under the command of the country’s Supreme Leader.

Iranian-made Fateh 110 (Conqueror) (L) and Persian Gulf (R) missiles are seen next to a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a war exhibition in Tehran

Trump committed to preventing a nuclear Iran, senior aide says

Greenblatt: "Many options," including renegotiation of Iran deal.

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks about the results of the Michigan, Mississippi and other primary elections during a news conference in Jupiter, Florida

Fragile economy forces Iran's top leaders to form alliance

After having achieved a nuclear deal with the West, both Rouhani and Khamenei have a vested interest in setting aside their differences to secure their political futures and turn the economy round.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani

Analysis: What Iran's missile launches mean

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday announced that it had launched two additional missiles – which it claims are “capable of reaching Israel.”

Iran launches missile from undisclosed location