Russia Plans Missile Delivery to Iran

[Savwafair2012 Profile]

The head of a parliamentary foreign affairs committee was quoted on Friday as saying that sanctions on Iran being discussed by world powers would not stop Russia from delivering S-300 surface to air missiles to Tehran.


Israel and the United States have asked Russia not to fulfill its contract to deliver the S-300s, which could undermine any air attack on Iranian facilities. Diplomats say Moscow is keen to keep the order as a bargaining chip with Tehran.


Asked if sanctions would block delivery of the S-300s, Mikhail Margelov, head of the Federation Council's Foreign Affairs Committee, said: "The draft will not hit current contracts between Russia and Iran," Interfax news agency said.


"It should be remembered that Russia is a responsible seller of its products on foreign markets and we are not interested in the militarization of the Middle East."


Russia is one of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council who have approved a draft resolution on a new set of sanctions against Iran that Washington circulated at the United Nations on Tuesday.


Diplomats at the United Nations this week said that the sanctions under discussion might block the S-300 sale.


Washington has spent much diplomatic effort in persuading Russia and China, also a permanent Security Council member, to back sanctions and a tougher line on Tehran. Both want to maintain trade relations with Iran, a major energy producer.


Western officials are also concerned by a Russian-Iranian project to build Iran's first nuclear power station at Bushehr. A Russian official on Tuesday said the plant's long-delayed first reactor would begin operating in August.

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[Mep630 Profile]

I am confused here. I read somewhere the new sanctions blocked the s-300 to Iran.

& that Iran's reactor would be online in August as Russia completes it.

Why would russia finish the reactor and not defend it with the s-300?

And they did agree to new sanctions, so how did they get the green light to deliver the s-300 to Iran?

Russia wants to defend the reactor but not use s-300?

America sending up to 5 air craft carriers to Iran, Russia has to know war is soon.

If russia lets Iran go down easy, they will be targeted next with china.

China will be sucked into war with n/s korea/twain war problems

I still cant figure out why russia has not already delivered the s-300. Russia has to know it would be a military blunder to let nato take Iran, or maybe they are trying to get nato to stretch its forces too thin and wear them out in the wars?

the future is not looking good....

[Oxize Profile]

If this continue we got a WWIII soon

[Theeye Profile]

2003 to 2007 .
I was involved in the engineering of critical components for the Tactical T******K weapons program.
1861 weapons were manufactured .
Destination ...Iran !

You might already be aware of this, but I was intrigued by the number of weapons !?
1861.
Budget constraints probably