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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

Iranian air defense

Pictures released by the Israeli Air Force showing planes returning after intercepting the direct attack from Iran, April 14, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 18, 2024, 11:53 pm
As Israel debates response to Iran, what would both countries wield in an air war?
Iran, with its outdated air defense systems, would likely aim for occasional success, experts say, while Israel’s allies would limit country’s exposure to some of the threats
By Reuters
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to fighter jet pilots at the Tel Nof Airbase, April 18, 2024. (Shachar Yurman/Defense Ministry)
April 18, 2024, 8:20 pm
Gallant to pilots who intercepted Iran’s attack: ‘Our work is only going to increase’
Defense minister says Israel has freedom to do whatever it needs to; experts estimate Iran’s obsolete air defense systems no match for IAF in direct attack
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Reuters
This handout picture provided by the Iranian Defense Ministry on February 17, 2024 shows a Sayad-3 missile during the unveiling of the Arman defense systems at an undisclosed location. (IRANIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP)
February 17, 2024, 2:19 pm
Iran unveils new air defense weaponry amid rising regional tensions
Iranian news agency says two vehicle-mounted systems will ‘significantly’ boost capabilities
By Reuters
Iran releases a video of the new Paveh cruise missile, with a reported range of 1,650 km on Friday February 24, 2023 (IRNA Screencapture/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 25, 2023, 10:34 am
Iran unveils new ‘Paveh’ cruise missile that can reach Israel
Top general says Tehran still wants to kill former US president Trump, Secretary Pompeo to avenge the assassination of Qassem Soleimani
By ToI Staff and Agencies
This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 9, 2019, shows the Khordad 15, a new surface-to-air missile battery at an undisclosed location in Iran. The system uses locally made missiles that resemble the HAWK missiles that the US once sold to the shah and later delivered to the Islamic Republic in the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
February 24, 2023, 8:06 pm
Iran says it’s likely to send Syria air defenses, after latest alleged Israeli strike
State TV says Tehran expected to ship ‘radars and defense missiles’ to its ally in Damascus; White House warns Russia may supply fighter jets to Iran as their security ties grow
By ToI Staff and AFP
Missiles are fired in an Iranian military exercise by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on July 28, 2020. (Sepahnews via AP)
August 21, 2021, 7:07 pm
Iran says it is expanding defense beyond borders, will continue missile program
Statement seen as message of deterrence to West, as Europe warns of nuclear deal violations and the likelihood of renewed accord fades
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Prime Minister's Residence, Jerualem, 23 January, 2020. (Amos Ben Gershon/GPO)
October 7, 2020, 3:19 pm
Netanyahu discusses Iran with Putin after reports of possible S-400 sale
Conversation comes days after Russian ambassador to Tehran said Moscow would have ‘no problem’ selling it advanced air defense system when arms ban expires later this month
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Image of Russian S-400 long-range air defense missile systems deployed at Hemeimeem air base in Syria, December 16, 2015. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
October 4, 2020, 5:42 pm
Russian ambassador says ‘no problem’ selling S-400 to Iran when arms ban expires
Levan Dzhagaryan brushes off threat of US sanctions if Russia provides the Islamic Republic with the advanced air defense system
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Image of Russian S-400 long-range air defense missile systems deployed at Hemeimeem air base in Syria, December 16, 2015. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
July 8, 2020, 6:27 pm
Iran says it will strengthen Syria’s air defense system
Tehran and Damascus say cooperation needed ‘to confront pressures by America’; Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in neighboring country
By Agencies
This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 9, 2019, shows the Khordad 15, a new surface-to-air missile battery at an undisclosed location in Iran. The system uses locally made missiles that resemble the HAWK missiles that the US once sold to the shah and later delivered to the Islamic Republic in the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
June 25, 2019, 1:21 pm
Iran’s air defense missiles must be taken seriously, experts say
Tehran’s downing of a sophisticated US drone – albeit a large, slow one – shows it knows how to use its missile systems, though it still lags far behind US capabilities
By Michel Moutot
The USS Abraham Lincoln sails south in the Suez canal near Ismailia toward the Persian Gulf, May 9, 2019. (Suez Canal Authority via AP)
June 20, 2019, 11:10 pm
Israel said worried US may not respond decisively to drone downing
Officials concerned Iran may be emboldened after Trump appears to dismiss incident as a possible accident; White House invites House, Senate leaders for briefing
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses a group of women in Tehran on September 1, 2018. (Screen capture: Khamenei.ir)
September 2, 2018, 5:53 pm
Khamenei says ‘no chance of war,’ but calls for boosting military readiness
Iran’s supreme leader stresses that air defense is at ‘the front line of confronting the enemies of Iran’
By ToI Staff and AFP
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with the Greek Kathimerini newspaper, in Damascus, Syria, in this photo released May 10, 2018. (SANA via AP)
May 31, 2018, 11:38 am
Assad denies presence of Iranian forces in Syria, but acknowledges advisers
Dictator says upgrading air defenses ‘with Russian help’ is the only way to deter Israel
By Sue Surkes
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting with his Dutch counterpart in Moscow on April 13, 2018. (AFP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov)
April 20, 2018, 4:57 pm
Russia’s ‘moral obligation’ not to sell air defense to Syria is over — Lavrov
Russian foreign minister blames US attack on Syria for changing rules. Ex-head of Israeli military intelligence: ‘If Syria gets the S-300 system, Israel will blow it up’
By Sue Surkes
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, during a press conference in Tehran, on February 6, 2018, to mark the 39th anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
February 11, 2018, 11:02 pm
Israel said to have conveyed a warning to Iran before Saturday’s flareup
TV report: Netanyahu’s message, passed on to Tehran by European leaders, was that Israel would act militarily if diplomatic efforts failed
By ToI Staff
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