Israel National News: Just days after the Iran nuclear deal was sealed on Tuesday, a top Iranian general announced Thursday that the Islamic regime will unveilnew advanced missile defense systems in early September, in a development possibly meant to defend Iran’s covert nuclear sites. Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli was… read more
International Business Times: The flagship Moskva cruiser of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has successfully test-fired a cruise missile in the Atlantic Ocean, the Russian defense ministry announced Thursday. The Moskva and three other warships, including the Pytlivy escort ship, the Shakhtyor rescue tug and the Ivan Bubnov tanker, are reportedly currently located in the… read more
U.S. News: “Today, after two years of negotiations, the United States, together with our international partners, has achieved something that decades of animosity has not: a comprehensive long term deal with Iran that will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This deal demonstrates that American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change –… read more
New York Times: When President Obama called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to discuss the nuclear deal with Iran, the American president offered the Israeli leader, who had just deemed the agreement a “historic mistake,” a consolation prize: a fattening of the already generous military aid package the United States gives Israel. The nuclear… read more
Defense World: Russia’s plans to sell S-300 missile Defense Systems to Iran have to wait for another five years following the final agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program. As per the agreement, the UN arms embargo against Iran will remain for five years and US missile sanctions will be applicable for another eight years. This means,… read more
New York Times: Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, lost no time in talking about the accord on Iran’s nuclear program. He was on television minutes after the deal was clinched, and even before the formal news conference had begun, announcing the landmark agreement to the audience back home and emphasizing the many potential… read more
Al-Monitor: The supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced the general policies of the Sixth Development Plan to the Iranian president on June 30. All the major policies of the country are managed according to these development plans, which are published every five years. In the Sixth Plan, the section… read more
Reuters: Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement that could transform the Middle East. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed a step towards a “more hopeful world” and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said it proved that “constructive engagement works”. But Israelpledged… read more
Naval Technology: India’s first indigenously developed nuclear submarine INS Arihant is set to carry out its first missile firing this year, enabling the country to launch a nuclear missile from air, land, and sea. INS Arihant is expected to fire domestically manufactured medium-range missile B-05, which is capable of carrying a nuclear-tipped warhead. Defence Research… read more
Sputnik News: Russian military exercises, which will include Iskander-M missile live-fire drills, are set to be held in the country’s southern region of Astrakhan at the end of July, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Southern Military District announced Monday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Southern Military District said in a statement: “Within the framework of training of subunits…exercises with the Iskander-M… read more