The myth of the invincible stealth fighter is under the harsh spotlight of war.” These are the words, as covered by The Economic Times, that resonate through world defense communities as Iran claims to have crashed several Israeli F-35I Adir planes in real combat.

"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told Newsweek.

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh in Moscow to discuss enhancing military cooperation. The meeting comes on the heels of discussions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian advisor Ali Larijani focused on Middle East issues and Iran's nuclear program.

The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing over Ukraine by the hundreds, terrorizing the population and attacking targets from the industrial east to areas near its western borde

Medvedev did not list specific countries that might pitch in and support Iran. However, Russia historically has backed Iran's nuclear program. Russian President Vladimir Putin also offered to mediate peace talks between Iran and Israel on Wednesday. Moscow also has offered to intervene and help negotiate a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran.

Weeks after his country was battered by waves of Israeli strikes and the US bombed three of its prized nuclear facilities, Iran’s foreign minister came to a gathering of regional diplomats in China this week with a simple ask.

In a striking show of regional power and coordination, Iran and Russia have launched CASAREX 2025—a large-scale joint search-and-rescue naval drill in the Caspian Sea. The three-day exercise, titled “Together for a Safe and Secure Caspian Sea,

Iran could withhold security commitments if European states invoke a U.N. mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic Republic, a member of Iran's parliamentary national security commission said on Monday,