Monday, December 31, 2007

Russia Denies Selling Iran an S-300 Air Defense System

So the Iranians are lying again, say its not so. But trust us we are not building towards a nuclear reactor. LMAO

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW
Russia denied selling a powerful new air defense system to Iran, following an announcement by the Iranian government that Russia would supply it.
"The question of selling Iran an S-300 anti-air missile system ... is not on the agenda, is not being discussed and is not being talked currently about with the Iranian side," the Federal Service for Military Cooperation said in a statement.
This week, Iran announced it was to receive the S-300 system, prompting the U.S. government to express "concern."
Earlier this year, Moscow overrode U.S. opposition by delivering to Tehran 29 TOR-M1 air defense missile systems, in a deal estimated to be worth $700 million.
Iranian state media touted the S-300 as an even more sophisticated system than the TOR-M1, saying it could hit incoming enemy targets at a greater altitude.

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