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Iran unveils new missile defense system

Iranian media hails counter to Russian S-300 missile defense system.
The domestically built mobile missile defence system Bavar-373 is displayed on the National Defence Industry Day in Tehran, Iran August 22, 2019. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC132AFEF430

Marking Defense Industry Day, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani unveiled a new defense missile system and talked about the conflict between Iran and the United States.

Speaking of the new missile defense system, the Bavar-373, Rouhani said, “If we want to compare the new air defense system with the famous air defense systems S-300 and S-400, this system is stronger than the S-300 and very close to the S-400. The S-300 and S-400 are Russian long-range mobile surface-to-air missile systems, meant primarily to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles.

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