Russia may sell more air defense systems to Iran

novosti ^ | 9/18/08 | novosti

[Flavius]

CAPE TOWN, September 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is negotiating the delivery of more air defense systems to Iran despite Western demands for a halt in sales to Tehran over its refusal to stop uranium enrichment, the head of Russia's arms exporter said Thursday.

"Contacts between our countries [on delivery of air defense systems] are continuing and we do not see any reason to suspend them," Rosoboronexport General Director Anatoly Isaikin told reporters at the Africa Aerospace & Defence-2008 (AAD-2008) exhibition near Cape Town in South Africa.

The official reiterated that deliveries of Russian anti-aircraft weaponry to Iran were aimed exclusively at increasing its air defense capability and were not subject to international restrictions.

Iran recently took delivery of 29 Russian-made Tor-M1 air defense missile systems under a $700-million contract signed in late 2005. Russia has also trained Iranian Tor-M1 specialists, including radar operators and crew commanders.

[utherdoul]

well with oil on the down they’ve got to sell something

[Flavius]

yes its appears that the cartel is not to concerned with hopechange greening of the universe

[BookaT]

huh? I wonder if those air defense systems can stop an ICBM. I don’t think so.

[btcusn]

And the Iraqi air defense system came from where?
Why worry, the only thing it will do is deflate the Iranian treasury.
Jack

[badpacifist]

Haven’t I heard this very same headline like 100 times......

[Flavius]

no your mistaken

there where rumors of sales

now its the fact of sales

it use to be funnel via Belarus

now its being funnel via official buying

so same c/p different packaging

[familyop]

West Texas Intermediate future is now $98.55. Maybe after we find that Iran has nukes mounted, it will go over $200. I’ll just watch the disgusting fun from a hill during the next year or two. ;-)

[razorbak]

Eze 38:1 And the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Eze 38:2 Son of man, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief ruler of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him. Eze 38:3 And say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the chief ruler of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal. Eze 38:4 And I will turn you back, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed most perfectly, a great assembly with buckler and shield, all of them swordsmen; Eze 38:5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them, all of them with shield and helmet; Eze 38:6 Gomer and all his bands; the house of Togarmah from the recesses of the north, and all his bands; and many peoples with you.

[doc1019]

The Russians are laughing all the way to the bank. Getting rid of all their old, obsolete junk to the Iranians at, I’m sure, a premium price. ;-)

[Flavius]

hey what do they care if their customers have not figured it out yet

[Chode]

betcha syria would sell them theirs real cheap... since they aren't using it anyway that is.

[Flavius]

they might, but youd have to dig like 5o feed down to get to it

[Leisler]

Piss off the Russians by selling the Iranians oil drilling equipment and refineries.

[MCH]

Let them take Iran's money & sell them their POS "air defense" system. I expect it's the same one they sold Syria, which Israel recently waltzed thru with impunity to bomb a nuclear facility.

[Heman11]

Wait, isn’t this the same Russian air defense that didn’t detect a thing over Syria?

[Heman11]

I guess i should go to the end of the thread before i post. Deference is to you MCH.

[q_an_a]

Is that the same air defense system in place in Syria around their nuke plant? Gosh we should all be very concerned that the russians may help the Iranians like they helped the Syrians. Israel in out and bombs away - but nobody in the Syrian chain of command even knew what hit them.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Who was operating the Syrian system?