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New statements from Iran are “abandoning the fiction” that they are not supplying anti-ship ballistic missile technology, according to analysts.
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The ultimate goal of the new talks is to ensure the nations share information effectively enough that they can can work from a “common air picture” and act together in “other ways [to erode] the effectiveness of Iran’s missile and UAV capabilities.”
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“We’re working towards that end, and we have some solutions that I can’t go into, but we are going to get after finding more cost-effective ways to address those lower-end threats,” said Rear Adm. Fred Pyle, director of surface warfare at the US Navy.
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“It also shows how dangerous it is to equip a networked actor such as the Houthis with such a capability. The consequences for regional security are problematic,” an analyst told Breaking Defense.
By Agnes Helou