Iran may be in a better position to deploy its air defence systems after mapping out US flight patterns with Russian help, official says

An Iranian military truck carries parts of an S-300 air defence missile system during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in Tehran, Iran, on 21 September 2024 (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Published date: 19 May 2026 18:49 BST

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