Iran Willing to Share Defensive Capabilities With Asian Partners, Deputy Defence Minister Says

DUBAI, April 28 (Reuters) – Iran ⁠is ⁠ready to share ⁠its defensive weapons capabilities with “independent ​countries, especially members of the Shanghai Cooperation ‌Organisation (SCO)”, Deputy Defence Minister ‌Reza Talaei-Nik said on Tuesday, ⁠according ⁠to Iranian state media. 

Iran fought a war with ​the United States and Israel from late February to early April, during which it ​launched waves of drones and missiles aimed ⁠at ⁠U.S. bases across the ⁠region ​as well as Israeli sites, while also intermittently ​shooting down ⁠U.S. aerial targets over its airspace, primarily drones.

“We are ready to share the experiences of America’s defeat with ⁠other members of the organisation,” Talaei-Nik said during a ⁠meeting of SCO defence ministers held in the Kyrgyz capital.

The Iranian official recently held talks with Russian and Belarusian defence personnel, with Moscow and Minsk stressing their will to continue cooperation with Tehran.

The war is ⁠on hold following a ceasefire announced earlier this month, but efforts to resolve the two-month conflict have stalled.

(Reporting by ​Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Kevin ​Liffey and Keith Weir)

Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

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