Iran defense chief meets Putin to discuss controversial sale of fighter jets, tanks

FoxNews ^ | 2/16/16 | Lucas Tomlinson

[Blood of Tyrants]

Iran’s deesident Vladimir Putin about delivery of the advanced S-300 air defense system -- and the purchase of powerful offensive weapons, including Russia's most sophisticated tank and jet fighters.

Russian media and two intelligence officials speaking to Fox News confirm the meeting between Putin and Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, believed to be the architect of the 1983 terror bombing that killed 220 U.S. Marines and 21 other service members in Beirut, Lebanon.

A United Nations resolution passed on July 20, days after the landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers, including the United States, forbids Iran from making conventional arms sales for the next five years.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Now that Obama has freed up $150 billion that was being held, Iran is going shopping!

[Army Air Corps]

Well, maybe they can haggle for a good deal.

[Army Air Corps]

Wanna bet that John Kerry shall say that this news shocks him.

[ruiner]

If Iran violates the agreement, does Russia have an opportunity to veto any new sanctions or do the previous sanctions automatically go back into effect?

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Russia has veto power on any UN resolution.

[SunkenCiv]

Russian media and two intelligence officials speaking to Fox News confirm the meeting between Putin and Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, believed to be the architect of the 1983 terror bombing that killed 220 U.S. Marines and 21 other service members in Beirut, Lebanon.

[SunkenCiv]

• Israeli minister: Iran doesn't need one centrifuge (video at link) [2014]
• Iran's Arsenal Of Sunburn Missiles Is More Than Enough To Close The Strait [2012]
• Why is Iran Developing ICBMs? [2013]
• Israelis warn of Eritrea flashpoint [2009]
  • Iran Deploys Troops, Ballistic Missiles To Eritrea [2008]
  • Eritrea warns of "consequences" for U.S. in Somalia [2007]
  • Secret aid for al-Qa'ida in Somalia [2007]
  • U.N. says Somalia arms embargo violated
    (Hezbollah's dirty hands in Somalia and Iran's Mahdi army ) [2006]
• Yemeni Officials Facilitating Iranian Missile Shipments? [2009]
• Jihadis Report Of Syrian Meddling In Yemen [2009]
• Iran: Leader of the Sunni Movements (with an intro by Michael Ledeen) [2008]
• 4 Sunni Muslim Groups Responsible for 66% of All 17,958 Terror Killings in 2013

  [and 85-90% of the world's Muslims are Sunni, IOW, Shiites kill twice as many per capita]

• Israel reportedly bombed arms warehouses in Libya [2015]
  • Breaking: Iran Has Several Military Bases in Libya [2011]
  • Iran Has Several Military Bases In Libya [2011]
• Iran Declares 'Successful' End Of Negotiations With Russia On S-300 System
• Russians help Iran with missile threat to Europe [2005]
• Obama: No, Iran Won't Be More Dangerous with $150 Billion Dollars [2015]
• Time to Recognize the Iranian Resistance [2015]
• Keyword: iranianmissiles
• Rand Paul: Iran Wants Nukes Because It "Feels Threatened"
• Rand stands with Obama and Kerry on Iran
• Rand Paul: I don't think we should impose new Iran sanctions while negotiations are ongoing
• Rand Paul: Let's get this straight -- I'm not for containing Iran
• Rand Paul stands alone against Senate's 'preemptive war' resolution for Iran [Sept 2014]
• Rand Paul: It's America's Fault
• Rand Paul clarifies: No containment on Iran
• Rand Paul Calls for a Formal Declaration of War Against ISIS
• Rand Paul: End 'welfare' to Israel

[Moltke]

Here’s a better version of the strangely mangled first paragraph of the excerpt:

Iran’s defense minister met Tuesday in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin about delivery of the advanced S-300 air defense system — and the purchase of powerful offensive weapons, including Russia’s most sophisticated tank and jet fighters.

[onedoug]

Not really a smart move in that Iran likely considers Russia a primarily Christian infidel.