Posted on 09/22/2010 7:53:26 AM PDT by nuconvert
The chief of Russia's general staff says Russia has dropped plans to supply Iran with S-300 missiles because they are subject to international sanctions.
Nikolai Makarov was quoted as saying that "a decision has been taken not to supply the S-300 to Iran. They undoubtedly fall under sanctions," in an apparent reference to UN sanctions.
Makarov, however, did not give a definitive answer when asked whether the missile contract itself had been scrapped.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had previously said that the S-300 missile supplies would not be affected by UN sanctions against Iran, agreed in June, that imposed broader military and financial restrictions on the Islamic republic.
Russia agreed the missile deal several years ago but has not delivered the weapons amid pressure from the United States and Israel, which fear they would dramatically improve Iran's defensive capabilities.
It’s to new a weapons system. They need to sell billions of dollars worth to other countries before the world see what a failure it is. They know the Israelis or us will easily take it out in route to strike the Iranian nuke sites.
Didn’t the Israelis prove to the Russians that they already had hacked the software for the radar?
Since when did sanctions ever stop Russia from supplying arms to Iran.It never did before.
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