There is little coincidence to the signing of a new military cooperation agreement between Syria and Iran, the recent explosion at the Natanz nuclear plant in Iran, and the implementation of the “U.S. ‘Caesar’ Syria Civilian Protection Act,” which extended sanctions to Syria and to anyone who supports it. The signing of the new Iranian-Syrian military agreement is their response.
Iranian Chief of Staff General Mohammad Bagheri arrived in Damascus on July 9, 2020, and signed the new military agreement with Syrian Defense Minister General Ali Abdullah Ayoub. The most prominent aspect of the deal is Iran’s supply of surface-to-air missiles to Syria to strengthen Syria’s air defenses.
Following the signing of the military agreement in the Syrian Ministry of Defense, Syrian President Bashar Assad welcomed the Iranian Chief of Staff and praised the strategic relations between the two countries. The critical part of the agreement is the supply of the newest anti-aircraft system developed by Iran. The “3-Khordad” is an air defense system similar to the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system, which the Iranians used to shoot down the American Global Hawk drone in June 2019. -Full Report
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