00:20Is Armenia becoming Iran's newest military ally against the United States?
00:26That question is raising alarm after an advanced Iranian air defense system, purportedly linked
00:33to attacks on American stealth aircraft, was spotted in Armenia for the first time.
00:38The system is called the Majid AD-08, a mobile Iranian-made missile platform designed to
00:46destroy drones, helicopters, cruise missiles, and low-flying aircraft.
00:51But after the recent Iran-US war, the system gained a far more dangerous reputation.
00:58Iranian media now calls it the F-35 killer.
01:02New footage from military parade rehearsals in Armenia's capital Yerevan appears to show
01:08the Majid system operating with Armenian forces.
01:11If confirmed, Armenia would become the first foreign country to deploy the Iranian air defense
01:18weapon.
01:19And the timing is explosive.
01:22The transfer comes just weeks after Iran claimed its air defenses tracked, damaged, and forced
01:28American F-35 stealth fighters out of Iranian airspace during the 40-day war with the United
01:34States and Israel.
01:35Unlike traditional missile systems, the Majid operates silently.
01:41It reportedly uses infrared and electro-optical tracking instead of radar, allowing it to hunt
01:47aircraft through heat signatures without revealing its own position.
01:52That makes it especially dangerous against stealth aircraft designed to avoid radar detection.
01:58The system carries four fire-and-forget missiles, capable of hitting aerial targets at high speed.
02:04Iran says it can strike drones and fighter jets simultaneously, while remaining highly mobile on the battlefield.
02:12Military analysts believe Armenia's growing interest in Iranian defense systems is directly
02:19connected to its humiliating drone losses against Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts.
02:26Azerbaijan, backed heavily by Turkey and Israel, used advanced drones to dominate Armenian defenses.
02:34Now Armenia appears to be rebuilding its military using Iranian technology, and that could dramatically
02:41reshape the balance of power in the South Caucasus.
02:45The move also deepens fears of a growing anti-Western military axis in the region.
02:51Iran already views Azerbaijan's close ties with Israel as a major security threat near its northern border.
02:58By arming Armenia, Tehran may now be expanding its strategic influence far beyond the Middle East.
03:05So far, neither Iran nor Armenia has officially confirmed the transfer.
03:11But the images from Yerevan are already sparking major geopolitical questions.
03:16Is Armenia simply strengthening its defenses, or quietly stepping into Iran's confrontation with U.S. airpower?
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