Iran has been seeking to bolster its air defences as the military prepares for the possibility of an Israeli or US strike against Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure if negotiations over its enrichment programme break down.
Many of Iran’s most-advanced surface-to-air missiles and radars — including its long-range Russian-made S-300 systems — were destroyed or damaged by Israeli air strikes in October and April 2024.
This, coupled with successful Israeli strikes on Iranian proxies such as Lebanese militants Hizbollah and Yemen’s Houthi rebels, has led to the perception that Iran is at its most vulnerable to air attack in decades.
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