Despite Netanyahu pressure, Russia defends Iran missile deal – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in February 14th, 2010 | no comment

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An hour before Netanyahu’s plane took off on Sunday, Russian officials said that Moscow sees no reason to delay the sale of the S-300, a powerful air-defense system, to Iran. In addition, on Friday, Russian intelligence officials leaked comments expressing their displeasure with plans by an Israeli firm to close a major arms deal with [...]

Tehran on the Brink of Procuring S-300 Missiles – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in October 22nd, 2009 | no comment

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The Russian-Iranian deal on advanced S-300 long-range anti-aircraft missiles may go ahead despite U.S. and Israeli objections. This week the Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed government source confirming that the deal to sell Iran S-300 missiles had been “frozen” for several years, but Russia will not unilaterally legally invalidate it. According to the source, [...]

DEBKAfile – Russia halts TOR-M1, S-300 air, missile defense missiles to Iran

Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2009 | no comment

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According to our Moscow sources, the Russians froze the transfers of anti-missile, anti-air missiles to Iran in the expectation of Saudi Arabia following through on negotiations for the purchase of the latest word in Russian anti-missile hardware, the S-400, which is more advanced than the S-300 system now withheld from Iran. It has never been [...]

Kremlin says Israel promised not to strike Iran | U.S. | Reuters

Posted by Matt in September 20th, 2009 | 3 comments

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I believe that Israel said that it has no plans to strike Iran. I’m sure Israel has no plans to strike Iran right now. However, this doesn’t really change anything. Within the next year or two Israel must strike Iran or face a threat to its very existence.
Israel promised Russia it would not launch an [...]

The Iranian leadership is restraining Hizbullah | Iran news | Jerusalem Post

Posted by Matt in September 18th, 2009 | no comment

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The Iranian leadership is restraining Hezbollah until the day Israel attacks Iran.
Should Israel attack Iran then Iran will retaliate using Hezbollah, Syria and Hamas. This will be a fight to the death leading to nuclear war between Israel and its neighbors.
If Israel is going to attack Iran, then it must happen within the next couple [...]

Israeli MP says S-300 missiles may force airstrike on Iran – WashingtonTV

Posted by Matt in September 17th, 2009 | no comment

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An Israeli lawmaker said in remarks published on Thursday that the delivery of Russia’s advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Iran would accelerate a possible Israeli decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Israeli MP says S-300 missiles may force airstrike on Iran – WashingtonTV

Wary of an Israeli Attack, Putin Arms Iran | Pajamas Media

Posted by Matt in September 15th, 2009 | no comment

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Two days before Netanyahu disappeared, the Times of London solved that maritime mystery. There were no logs in the hold of the Arctic Sea. Instead, there were log-shaped S-300 Russian anti-missile missiles, and their destination was not Africa but Iran. Desperate to interrupt the Russian effort, Israeli security forces who had the ship under surveillance [...]

France Concerned Over Russia Arming Iran

Posted by Matt in September 13th, 2009 | no comment

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French officials are concerned over Russia’s policies, preparing to close a deal for advanced weapons with Iran. Russia is willing to sell Iran advanced S-300 and S-500 surface-to-air missiles, a reality that is cause for concern to all western nations.
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Israel: Iran likely to receive Russian air defense system

Posted by Matt in August 26th, 2009 | no comment

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Israel’s military expects Iran to receive an advanced long-range air defense system by next year.
Military sources said the intelligence community has concluded that despite its denials Russia or its former Soviet allies would supply Iran with the S-300 air defense system.
Israel: Iran likely to receive Russian air defense system

Iran to procure Chinese defense system

Posted by Matt in May 10th, 2009 | no comment

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Teheran will now turn to China for the HongQi-9/FD-2000 system which reportedly combines elements “borrowed” from the Russian S-300 and the American MIM-104 Patriot system, according to the Iranian news agency.
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The HQ-9 is China’s new generation medium- to long-range, active radar homing air defence missile.
Initially an indigenous design, the HQ-9 missile was said to [...]