Tania Ildefonso Ocampos

Iran’s new air-defence system is a threat to the regional balance of power

Last month, at the annual National Army Day parade in Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran claimed that parts of a recently-purchased Russian S-300 air-defence missile system were part of the display. With a NATO reporting name of “SA-10 Grumble”, it is a long-range, surface-to-air missile system that, despite...