Russia Freezes S-300 Missile Sale to Iran
Russia had frozen the delivery of S-300 missiles to Iran after the United Nations Security Council passed further sanctions to Tehran. The sanctions ban the sale of eight categories of conventional weapons which included “missiles and missile systems”. However, a loophole was found in the language of resolution where defensive ground-to-air missile systems such as the S-300 were not covered by the ban. The Kremlin said that, “S-300s fall under these sanctions. Therefore, these type of weapons cannot be supplied to Iran.” The news came about when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy where Putin told Sarkozy that Moscow will “freeze the delivery of the S-300 missiles.” U.S. State Department Spokesman P.J. Crowley said, “For the first time, the resolution calls for states to exercise vigilance and restraint in the sale or transfer of all other arms and related material. We appreciate Russia’s restraint in the transfer of the S-300 missile system to Iran.” Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on June 24.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the U.N. resolution against his country was a “worthless paper” and appeared to blame the United States for “bullying” his ally China for voting for it. “We have very good relations with China, and we have no reason to weaken our relations with China,” he said.”I said the problem is the United States.”
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