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US blacklists Iran IRGC units in wake of missile tests
The US Treasury named units involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program to its sanctions blacklist Thursday, two weeks after the country ran missile tests that Washington labeled “provocative and destabilizing.” The Treasury placed sanctions on Shahid Nuri Industries and Shahid
Saudi shoots down Scud missile fired from Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting an Iran-backed militia group in Yemen said Sunday that the kingdom has shot down a Scud missile fired from Yemen. In a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, the coalition said Saudi air defenses
North Korea releases video of ‘new’ missile test
North Korea has released video footage of a purportedly new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test, three days after it claimed it had successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb. But South Korean media suggested the footage broadcast by state Korean Central
India test-fires long range surface-to-air missile developed with Israel
India successfully test-fired on Wednesday a new long range surface-to-air missile capable of countering aerial threats at extended ranges, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes to enhance the country’s military capabilities. India, which shares borders with nuclear-armed China and Pakistan,
Israeli missile interceptor passes final test
Israel’s David’s Sling missile defense system has passed final tests and should be ready for deployment next year as part of the country’s efforts to defend against regional threats, officials said Monday. The medium-range interceptor, developed with United States backing,
Missile test in Iran violated U.N. ban: expert panel
The Emad rocket that Iran tested on Oct. 10 was a ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, which makes it a violation of a United Nations Security Council resolution, a team of sanctions monitors said in a confidential
Iran warns its ‘supersonic’ missiles can reach ‘hostile’ aircraft carriers
A senior member of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned on Friday that the Iranian military had the ability to target aircraft carriers using supersonic missiles. “We can easily target hostile aircraft carriers with our supersonic missiles and
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