EPA Iran has invested heavily in developing its surface-to-air missile to defend against air attack The end of the Trump era has caused a collective but cautious sigh of relief in Iran. Some in the Gulf region feared that in the dying days of his presidency Donald Trump might choose to double down on his policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran and launch a military strike on its civilian nuclear plants and other targets. Reports from Washington in November indicated this was one option the US president had looked at , before being talked out of it by his advisers. By contrast, President-elect Joe Biden has made it clear that he wants the US to rejoin the 2015 nuclear pact with Iran, which would mean reversing sanctions and releasing money to Tehran in exchange for Iran’s full compliance. So is Iran now safe from attack? AFP Israel’s defence minister […]