Library Documents on Iran's Drone Program
August 25, 2022
Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
August 11, 2022
[...]QUESTION: [...] there are reports that during last couple of weeks Russian officials conducted training in Iran as part of the agreement on UAV transfers from Iran to Russia. Any reaction to those reports? Thank you so much again.
July 20, 2022
Russia reportedly intends to buy Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – including armed models – to sustain its war on Ukraine. Yet, while the purchase has grabbed headlines around the world, it is unlikely to have a significant impact on the conflict.[...]Read the rest of the report at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
July 11, 2022
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June 30, 2022
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Under-Secretary DiCarlo, for the Secretariat’s work on the report it issued today and your briefing to the Council today. And I want to thank my colleagues Ambassador Skoog and Ambassador Byrne Nason for their statements as well.
June 8, 2022
Tehran is using drone technology to restore a deterrent posture tarnished by recent targeted killings, attacks on military and nuclear sites, and popular domestic uprisings.
May 31, 2022
Iran is continuing to develop and expand its capabilities to deploy and produce drones. At the same time, it is producing air-launched precision weapons, launch platforms, and intelligence-gathering systems carried by drones. All this is part of its asymmetric-warfare doctrine against its enemies by air, land, and sea (in the latter case, using...
May 18, 2022
[...]4. A partnership for regional stability and global security
May 16, 2022
Amid stalled nuclear talks with the P5+1, a senior Chinese military delegation, headed by Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe, landed in Iran for a visit in late April. The readouts from Tehran were rather dull, with the usual platitudes about the close relations between Beijing and Tehran. But there is more to...
May 11, 2022
[...]MODERATOR: Great, thank you so much, Vice Admiral. We will now begin the question and answer portion of today’s call. For our colleagues who are dialing in on our simultaneous Arabic translation line, we have received a number of good pre-submitted questions from them in advance, and I’ll incorporate those into our question queue.