Iran's Revolutionary Guards fire missiles during a war game in desert. REUTERS / Fars News
Iran Won't Slow Down On Ballistic Missiles: Column -- USA Today
Pentagon report shows the Islamic Republic is still a gathering threat.
With time for nuclear diplomacy between Iran and the P5+1 nations (the U.S., UK, Russia, China, France and Germany) running out, and with the White House scrambling to cobble together some sort of deal with Tehran, it's perhaps not surprising that Pentagon's latest annual assessment of Iran's military capabilities has so far garnered little attention, either within the Washington Beltway or outside it.
The study, submitted to the U.S. Congress earlier this year (with an unclassified summary made public in recent days), is minimalist in nature, providing only the broadest contours of the contemporary challenge posed by Iran. Even so, it contains some useful insights into the current state of Iran's military capabilities — and, by inference, what they might mean for American security and U.S. interests abroad. Here are a few takeaways:
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