00:00You
02:20HQ-9B, Chinese long-range SAMs recently integrated
02:25for layered defense, potential S-400s, rumored acquisitions
02:30could expand coverage up to 400 kilometers.
02:35SIAID-4B, medium-range systems aimed at drones and cruise missiles.
02:40Arman, Azaraqsh, Majid, and Dezful, short-range systems for low
02:45altitude threats.
02:48Iran has also built new guidance
02:50with the UADIR phased array radars for early warning
02:53and production of ballistic missiles
02:55that continues at a rate of 300 per month.
03:00But despite upgrades, analysts warn these defenses are far from foolproof.
03:05Integration remains patchy.
03:07Soviet-era systems, homegrown tech, and China
03:10Chinese imports don't always communicate seamlessly.
03:13That makes them vulnerable to decrypt.
03:15U.S.
03:16decoys, swarms, and sophisticated U.S. electronic warfare.
03:20The U.S. could employ stealth bombers like the B-2,
03:25cruise missiles, including Tomahawk and Jossam,
03:28and coordinated air
03:30airstrikes to saturate Iran's defenses.
03:33Meanwhile, Iran
03:35has embedded some assets in civilian areas,
03:38complicating targeting, but not
03:40guaranteeing safety.
03:46The stakes are even higher, with protests raging in Iran
03:49and the U.S.
03:50U.S.
03:51Abraham Lincoln in position.
03:55Iranian officials warn of retaliation via missile
04:00missiles and proxy groups in Iraq and Yemen,
04:02raising the specter of a wider conflict.
04:05Analysts say the real question isn't just military hardware,
04:09it's whether political
04:10and political calculations will prevent a strike
04:12before defenses are fully tested.
04:15So, can Iran's air defenses stop a U.S. strike?
04:20The short answer, maybe, but likely not completely.
04:24Even with new systems
04:25and upgrades, gaps remain,
04:27and one miscalculation could trigger rapid escalation.
04:30and one miscalculation could trigger rapid escalation
04:35Analysts say the same road
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