February 21, 2023 | Kayhan Life

Kayhan Life Podcast

February 21, 2023 | Kayhan Life

Kayhan Life Podcast

Iran’s missile production made headlines on Feb. 13, following a statement by the UK government that the British Royal Navy allegedly seized Iranian surface-to-air missiles produced for the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen.

While the Iranian government’s production and proliferation of ballistic missiles has been called a rising threat to global peace and security by some Middle-East analysts, they remain largely unaddressed in international agreements such as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the 2015 nuclear deal.

Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at Washington-based think tank the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, talks to Kayhan Life in this podcast interview about his new study detailing Iran’s ballistic missile program. Published on Feb. 15, the report offers information about the origins of the program, estimates about the number and types of missiles, and argues that the West should address this development without delay.

Issues:

Iran Iran Global Threat Network Iran Missiles Israel