World a Safer Place With Trump Out of Office, Iran Spokesperson Says
On 12/30/20 at 10:48 AM EST
An Iranian government spokesperson had said the world will be a safer place with President Donald Trump out of office, as the regime in Tehran looks ahead to a potential diplomatic thaw with President-elect Joe Biden.
Ali Rabiyee told reporters Tuesday that the world will be safer for all countries once Trump is out of the White House, and that Tehran does not seek dangerous militarization and posturing in the Persian Gulf or elsewhere.
The U.S. and Iran have come close to war several times during Trump s term. Relations collapsed after the president withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal in 2018, reimposing sanctions on Iran and demanding a stricter nuclear agreement.
The Powerful Implications of Israel s Successful Missile Defense Test | Opinion Jacob Nagel and Jonathan Schanzer
, Foundation for Defense of Democracies On 12/28/20 at 5:30 AM EST
The Israeli Missile Defense Organization and U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced earlier this month the successful completion of a series of tests of a multilayered missile defense system using the David s Sling, Iron Dome and Arrow systems.
Under the auspices of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the tests simulated a variety of advanced threats, including low-altitude cruise missiles, long-range ballistic missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and more. The tests integrated multiple interception systems, using a single command and control node to build a picture of the threats in real time, while deploying each individual interception system to operate independently.
The new military technological revolution is sweeping the entire world.
Key Point: Tehran has some drones of its own and it hopes it can compete with modern weaponry. How is Iran trying to keep up with advanced powers like America or China?
Recent Iranian ship interceptions highlight Iran’s military challenge and continue to drive a regional arms race. Whereas Gulf Cooperation Council states spend lavishly on high-end, off-the-shelf, U.S.-built platforms, decades of sanctions and post-revolutionary strategic decisions to be militarily self-sufficient has led Islamic Republic to focus more on its own indigenous industries. Direct comparisons of defense spending between Arab states and Iran is difficult. While a superficial reading of public statistics shows Saudi and Emirati spending far outstrips Iran’s as a proportion of GDP, it would be a mistake to take public Iranian statistics at face value. Still, post-revolutionary Iran has long embraced asymmetric strategies such as te
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