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Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buz
Russia Is Giving Iran S-400 Missile Batteries. Should Israel Be Worried?
(National Interest) Brandon J. Weichert - Russia has gifted Iran multiple S-400 air defense batteries. Last year, the Israeli Air Force obliterated Iran's Russian-built S-300 air defense batteries. The S-400 is believed to be capable of shooting down advanced warplanes - including Israel's F-35s. While the S-400 can get a weapons lock on incoming F-35s at around 20-30 miles out, the likelihood is that the planes will have already fired their own missiles at the S-400 site. Specifically, F-35s can target S-400 sites at 60 miles out, at least 30 miles before the S-400 can target the F-35. While the Iranians can certainly deploy systems that could complicate the American and Israeli attempt to devastate Iran, the systems used by Israel and/or the U.S. would likely overcome the Iranian threats to them. If Iran makes it known that they have a working nuclear weapons arsenal, that will merely precipitate the very Israeli and American attack Tehran is trying to avoid.