middle east arms race

Iran Unveils S-300 Missile System Parts at Army Parade

TEHRAN (AFP) –  Iran used its annual Army Day parade Sunday to showcase parts of a long-awaited air defence system ordered from Russia, a move likely to irk critics of the arms deal. The S-300 system has been on order since

A S-200 surface-to-air missile system is driven past Iranian military commanders during th

Israel Says Mideast Arms Race Imperils Its Military Edge

Israel’s neighbors are buying arms on a scale that threatens its regional military superiority, the deputy Israeli air force chief said on Sunday, in remarks that appeared aimed at helping secure more defense aid from a reluctant Washington. U.S. military

Israeli Merkava tanks and armour wait in a holding area near to the Israeli-Lebanon border

Kerry Suggests Arab States Unite to Fight Iran

Secretary of State John Kerry told Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya television on Monday that Iran’s repeated threats to the United States in the aftermath of the Iran nuclear deal were “very disturbing,” but that they did not necessarily mean that Iran intended to attack America. He also suggested that despite the $150 billion in sanctions relief that Iran will receive, the Arab states of the Gulf region can unite to resist Iran.

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