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Sunday, September 24, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Iran displays S-300 air defense missile system to public
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard displays the country’s sophisticated Russian-made S-300 air defense system in central Tehran.
This is the first time that the S-300 air defense system has been displayed in public.
The public show in Tehran’s Baharestan square near the Parliament building exhibits different missile systems, including ballistic missiles, solid-fuel surface-to-surface Sejjil missiles and the liquid-fuel Ghadr.
The IRGC prepared the show for the annual Defense Week, marking the 37th anniversary of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war.
US President Donald Trump signed in August a bill imposing mandatory penalties on those involved in Iran’s controversial ballistic missile program and anyone who does business with them.
— AP
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