IBTimes: Russia, Iran Expand Military Ties With New Deal To 'Confront' The US
WNU Editor: I guess all is forgiven since the defense ministers did not mention the controversy over a 2007 contract to deliver the Russian S-300 air-defense system to Iran .... weapon systems that Russia did not supply over objections by the United States and Israel.
More News On Russia And Iran Agreeing To Develop Closer Military Ties
Russia, Iran sign military cooperation deal -- Military Times/AP
Russia, Iran Sign Military Cooperation Deal -- Radio Free Europe
Russia And Iran Just Got Even Closer -- Business Insider
Iran, Russia Sign Military Cooperation Pact, No Mention of S-300 Delivery -- Defense World
Russia, Iran to Sign Agreement on Military-Technical Cooperation -- Sputnik
Russia-Iran Military-Technical Cooperation in Facts and Details -- Sputnik
Russian Defense Minister flies to Iran for signing military cooperation agreement -- ITAR-TASS
Mistrust Dogs Russia-Iran Arms Talks as Shoigu Heads for Tehran -- Matthew Bodner, Moscow Times
1 comment:
Russia and Iran have had a military alliance for some time. This is nothing new. As for the S-300 air defense system, the Iranian air defenses are more than adequate as they are. At this point, it would be impossible for the USAF to penetrate it. The IAF who has better trained and better led pilots could probably penetrate it but the US cannot.
I had expected the Israelis perhaps working with Gulf Arab states to eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons program by now but this has not happened. It seems they are not going to act and it could be to late.
Since the parties capable of eliminating the Iranian nuclear weapons program have chosen not to act either because they did not want to, do not want to, or are unable to do so, it seems American foreign policy will need to be based upon the assumption that Iran will have nuclear weapons very soon and policy makers should plan and act in accordance to this reality.
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