Iran air defense

Iran says it has replaced air defenses damaged in Israel war

Israel's air force dominated Iran's airspace and dealt a heavy blow to the country's air defenses while Iranian armed forces launched successive barrages of missiles and drones on Israeli territory.

JULY 20, 2025|ByREUTERS

An Iranian missile is displayed during 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.

Israel Air Force targets an Iranian F-14 jet, June 21, 2025.

WATCH: Israeli strikes destroy three F-14 jets in central Iran, IDF targeting military sites

The strike on the three Iranian F-14s was carried out "in the heart of Iran," IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin said.

JUNE 22, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranians walk next to an anti-Israel billboard on a street in Tehran, Iran, October 27, 2024.

How many air defense systems does Iran have? - explainer

Iran has seemingly focused on gaining a large quantity of defense systems - but it is unclear if any are actually effective.

OCTOBER 28, 2024|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Commuters drive past an anti-Israel billboard covering the facade of a building in Tehran on October 26, 2024.

Radar systems in Iran breached prior to Israel's Saturday counter-strike - report

Due to this possible breach, Iran's ability to intercept targets was limited and allowed the Israeli air force to penetrate Iranian airspace.

OCTOBER 28, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iran debuts nuclear power plant in Bushehr

Revolutionary Guard Commander: Our 2000 km ballistic missle range is enough to harm our enemies

OCTOBER 31, 2017ByYASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA

A SATELLITE view of Iran's Fordow nuclear plant.

Qatar’s Crisis is Iran’s Opportunity

For the sake of strategic containment, regional stability and Israeli-Palestinian peace, it is imperative the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is not permitted to establish a military foothold.

JUNE 10, 2017BySAPAN MAINI-THOMPSON

The mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran

Iranians queue up to vote in fiercely-contested presidential election

Rouhani's strongest challenger is hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, 56, who says Iran does not need foreign help and promises a revival of the values of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

MAY 19, 2017ByREUTERS

A boy holding a placard with pictures of (left to right) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, poses in front of a model of a satellite-carrier rocket last year

Iran's shadow wars eclipse its nuclear threat, says expert

Afshon Ostavar says Tehran's highly influential Revolutionary Guard Corps has combined ideology and practicality in an effective way, producing results in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza.

MAY 3, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Iranian Revolutionary Guard members in Tehran carry the casket of Iran Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Mohsen Ghajarian, who was killed in the northern province of Aleppo , Syria

US says Iran complies with nuke deal but orders review on lifting sanctions

He did not say how long the review would take but said in the letter to Ryan that the administration looked forward to working with Congress on the issue.

APRIL 19, 2017ByREUTERS

Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin.

Report: Iran accuses Russia of giving Israel codes for Syrian air defenses

Kuwaiti daily quotes Iran Defense Ministry source as saying Iran was able to change the codes without Russia's knowledge, enabling Friday's missile launch against Israeli aircraft.

MARCH 21, 2017ByYASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA