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Iranwire – The spokesman for the Iranian Defense Ministry has used a ceremony to hail the capabilities of the locally-developed long-range surface-to-air system named Bavar-373, saying it has been primarily designed to hit Israeli targets over Palestinian territory. “Today, we possess missiles which we have facetiously named ‘Israel-hitting missiles’ as their primary target is the occupied territories,” spokesman Reza Talai-Nik …

Al-Monitor — Iran’s armed forces paraded multiple drones, missiles and other military hardware on Thursday, as the country marked the national Army Day that falls on the anniversary of its 1980s war with Iraq.    During the televised ceremony in Tehran, 16 different types of drones were paraded before President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran’s most senior men in uniform.   According to state …

Iranwire – The Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) uncovered this week an Iranian cyberattack targeting Israeli jobseekers, local media report. The hackers are sending fake messages to users of job search websites pretending to be official messages from these websites, the Jerusalem Post cited the agency as saying on September 21.  The messages include a malicious link allowing the hackers …

Iranwire – The United States has announced sanctions on seven individuals and four companies in China, Russia and Türkiye alleged to be connected with Iran’s drone program. Kyiv and its Western backers accuse the Islamic Republic of supplying Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used to bomb military and civilian targets in Ukraine.  Tehran has acknowledged sending drones to Moscow, …

Iranwire – Over the last few months, there have been widespread efforts by the Iranian government to preempt and disarm the anticipated protests coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the brutal murder of Mahsa Jina Amini for “bad hijab.”  Newspapers run stories about the security services arresting prominent journalists, activists, and artists, intimidating their families and pressuring their employers. Troops …

VOA – The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday he was concerned the international community was losing interest in holding Iran to account over its advancing nuclear program. The comments follow an easing of tensions between Iran and the United States, who announced a prisoner swap last month. Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) …

Al-Arabia – The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday it regretted that “no progress” had been made by Iran on outstanding issues, including installing more cameras to monitor Tehran’s nuclear program. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi “requests Iran to work with the agency in earnest and in a sustained way towards the fulfilment of the commitments,” the agency …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled a new advanced combat drone on Tuesday, the latest from a generation of such unmanned aircraft it has allegedly been shipping to Russia in the course of the ongoing war on Ukraine.  Dubbed Mohajer 10, the drone was unveiled by hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi at a ceremony in Tehran as the country marked its National Defense …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s defense minister said his country has developed “ramjet” engines, the key component to supersonic cruise missiles.   Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Ashtiani told a crowd of worshipers in Tehran on Friday that the Iranian defense ministry is now capable of mass producing the engine, which can boost a cruise missile’s speed to five times the sound of speed.   The …

Iranwire – The United States is reportedly pressing Iran to stop selling armed drones to Russia, as well as spare parts for the unmanned aerial vehicle, as part of talks on an unwritten understanding between Washington and Tehran to de-escalate tensions. The Financial Times disclosed the ongoing discussions on August 16, citing an Iranian official and another person familiar with …