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![Iran Test Fires Ballistic Missile Interceptor Iran Test Fires Ballistic Missile Interceptor](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-06_18-10-35.jpg)
Iran Test Fires Ballistic Missile Interceptor
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Iran has successfully tested its Russian-supplied S-300 air defense system this month.
![Iran, China Sign Military Cooperation Agreement Iran, China Sign Military Cooperation Agreement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-14_22-15-06.jpg)
Iran, China Sign Military Cooperation Agreement
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Iran and China are reportedly slated to hold joint military drills in the near future.
![Iran Deploys New Russian Air Defense System Around Nuclear Site Iran Deploys New Russian Air Defense System Around Nuclear Site](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-08_17-29-35.jpg)
Iran Deploys New Russian Air Defense System Around Nuclear Site
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Air defenses around the Fordow uranium enrichment facility have purportedly been reinforced by Russian SAMs.
![Russia Supplied S-300 Air Defense Battalion to Iran Russia Supplied S-300 Air Defense Battalion to Iran](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-08_17-29-35.jpg)
Russia Supplied S-300 Air Defense Battalion to Iran
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Kremlin expects the rest of the air defense systems to be supplied by the end of 2016.
![Iran Confirms Delivery of First Russian S-300 Air Defense System Iran Confirms Delivery of First Russian S-300 Air Defense System](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-08_17-29-35.jpg)
Iran Confirms Delivery of First Russian S-300 Air Defense System
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Sources in Moscow and Tehran confirmed that the first batch of S-300 missile systems arrived in Iran.
![Russia Will Ship S-300 Missile Systems to Iran Within Days Russia Will Ship S-300 Missile Systems to Iran Within Days](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-08_17-29-35.jpg)
Russia Will Ship S-300 Missile Systems to Iran Within Days
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A Russian diplomat expects the first S-300 delivery to take place in the coming days.
![Iran, China and the Silk Road Train Iran, China and the Silk Road Train](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-30_12-26-08.jpg)
Iran, China and the Silk Road Train
By Sudha Ramachandran
The Yiwu-Tehran train is a significant part of Beijing’s plans for regional integration.
![China Wants To Deepen Military Ties With Iran China Wants To Deepen Military Ties With Iran](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-16_15-21-08.jpg)
China Wants To Deepen Military Ties With Iran
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A senior Chinese admiral met with Iran’s defense minister in Tehran.
![China or Iran: Who Is the Bigger Threat to U.S. Airpower? China or Iran: Who Is the Bigger Threat to U.S. Airpower?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-08_09-48-34.jpg)
China or Iran: Who Is the Bigger Threat to U.S. Airpower?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new comparative analysis sheds light on the threat Tehran’s ballistic missile force poses to U.S. airbases.
![Iranian Foreign Minister Visits India Iranian Foreign Minister Visits India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-14_20-45-15.jpg)
Iranian Foreign Minister Visits India
By Ankit Panda
Iran's foreign minister visits New Delhi to lay the groundwork for increased bilateral cooperation.
![Confirmed: Iran to Receive Russian Air Defense Missiles Confirmed: Iran to Receive Russian Air Defense Missiles](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-08_19-13-00.jpg)
Confirmed: Iran to Receive Russian Air Defense Missiles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The controversial weapon systems could already be delivered by the end of this year.
![Australia and Iran to Cooperate in Fight Against ISIS Australia and Iran to Cooperate in Fight Against ISIS](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-27_13-09-00.jpg)
Australia and Iran to Cooperate in Fight Against ISIS
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Canberra and Tehran move closer in the fight against Sunni extremism.
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