Explosion Seen as Big Setback to Iran’s Missile Program

The huge explosion that destroyed a major missile-testing site near Tehran three weeks ago was a major setback for Iran’s most advanced long-range missile program, according to American and Israeli intelligence officials and missile technology experts.

IAEA says Foreign Expertise has Brought Iran to Threshold of Nuclear Capability

Intelligence provided to U.N. nuclear officials shows that Iran’s government has mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon, receiving assistance from foreign scientists to overcome key technical hurdles, according to Western diplomats and nuclear experts briefed on the findings.

Israel’s Peres says Iran attack “more and more likely”

Israeli President Shimon Peres said “an attack on Iran” by Israel and other countries was “more and more likely.”

Turkey to discuss NATO missile shield deployment with Iran “in friendly atmosphere”

The Turkish ambassador to Iran said Turkey planned to discuss with Iran in a friendly atmosphere the issue of NATO’s missile shield to be deployed on the Turkish soil, the English-language Tehran Times daily reported Thursday.

Israel Readies New Missile Defense Tech

Israel’s military is readying a new air-defense system that could be used to counter an Iranian missile strike.

Turkey, Iran to discuss deployment of NATO Missile Defense Shield

Turkish and Iranian experts will discuss the deployment of NATO’s early-warning radar system in Turkey, CNN Turk quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi as saying on Saturday.

Iran to Unveil New Cruise Missile

TEHRAN – Iran will unveil a new domestically manufactured cruise missile in the near future, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has announced. 

Russia’s NATO Envoy Dismisses Iran-Russia-China Missile Shield Report

MOSCOW (RT) – Russia’s NATO ambassador and the Russian president’s special envoy for missile defense, Dmitry Rogozin, has denied an Iranian newspaper’s claim that Russia, Iran and China will cooperate to build their own missile defense shield. 

Iran Equips Marine Forces with ‘Cruise Missile’

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran has armed its naval forces with a short range “cruise missile” able to hit targets in costal areas and warships within 125 miles, the country’s defense minister was quoted as saying on Sept. 28.

‘Iran, Russia, China Mulling Joint Missile Shield’

TEHRAN – Unofficial sources have announced that Iran, Russia, and China are currently holding talks on a proposal to establish a joint missile defense shield as a counterweight to a NATO defense shield, according to a recent report.