Posts Tagged: Iran Missiles
Iran Says Missile Work Will Continue Despite Western Pressure
Iran will press on with its missile program regardless of Western pressure to halt it, a senior military commander was quoted on Monday as saying. "Iran's...
French FM Calls Iran’s Ballistic Missile Ambitions Very Worrying
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday that Iran's ballistic missile ambitions were very worrying and ran counter to a UN resolution. Le Drian, speaking...
Saudi Arabia Welcomes Push for UN Action Against Iran on Missiles
Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed a draft United Nations resolution offered by Britain, the United States and France that would condemn Iran for failing to...
UN Investigating Iranian Ballistic Missile Violations
JNS.org - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned this week that Iran is defying the UN’s calls to halt its ballistic missile development program. In a report...
Iran Threatens to Increase Missile Range to Include Europe
The deputy head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned Europe that if it threatens Tehran, the Guards will increase the range of missiles to above 2,000...
US Calls for UN Action Against Iran for Supplying Missile to Houthi Rebels in Yemen
The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying Yemen’s Houthi rebels with a missile that was fired into Saudi Arabia in July and called...
Iran’s Recent Alleged Missile Launch Was Fake, US Officials Say
Iranian state television released video footage Friday claiming to show the launch of a new type of medium-range ballistic missile, a few hours after it was displayed...
Netanyahu Criticizes UN Treatment of Israel, Says Iran Is Building Missile Sites in Syria and Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday with blistering criticism of the international body’s treatment of Israel and accusing it of...
Russia Could Target US Military Planes After Downing of Syrian Warplane
JNS.org - On the same day that Iran fired ground-to-ground ballistic missiles into eastern Syria, a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet downed a Syrian...
Defying Trump, Iranian President Vows to Continue Missile Tests
JNS.org - Fresh off his re-election, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday the Islamic Republic will continue missile tests “if technically necessary.” “Our missiles are for...
Is Iran a Paper Tiger?
JNS.org - Iranian officials often boast about their military technology and their ability to destroy Israel. But are these claims accurate? Iran’s military is in much worse...
Report: Iran Successfully Test-Fires Naval Missile
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has successfully test-fired a naval missile, the semi-official news agency Tasnim said on Thursday, a move likely to heighten concern in...
Iran Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles, US Officials Confirm
Continuing a pattern of provocative actions, Iran this weekend test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles and sent fast-attack vessels close to a U.S. Navy ship...
US Naval Intelligence: Iran Could Buy Warships, Missiles, Submarines When UN Ban Expires
Iran could purchase warships, submarines and missiles as early as 2020, when a United Nations resolution banning them from acquiring sophisticated weapons is lifted, according...
