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| Iran has deployed S-300 system, minister says | ||
| 2016-05-11 | ||
| [IsraelTimes] Hossein Dehghan says Russian-made air defense batteries now in service, Tehran to start manufacturing similar system Iran’s army is now fully equipped with a Russian air defense system after a long and controversial delivery process, Defense Minister General Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying Tuesday. "I inform our people that... we are in possession of the strategic S-300 system" and that it "serves our air force’s counterattack command," Dehghan said, according to the ISNA news agency.
The United States and Israel have criticized Russia for the sale of the S-300 system to the Islamic republic. Tehran says it needs the system to strengthen its defense against possible attacks, including on its nuclear facilities. The Russian-made system is among the most advanced of its kind in the world, offering long-range protection against both airplanes and missiles.
...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... that the systems could eventually be delivered to Syria and Hezbollah, diluting Israel’s regional air supremacy. The Israeli Air Force has trained for a scenario in which it would have to carry out strikes in Syria or Iran on facilities defended by the S-300 system. In an interview late last year, IAF commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel said the S-300 was a "significant but not insurmountable challenge" for the IAF. "The power of our armed forces is not against our southern, northern, eastern and western neighbors," he said. Iran and Russia originally signed a contract for its delivery in 2007, but in 2010 Moscow suspended the sale after the UN Security Council issued a resolution against Iran’s nuclear program. In 2010 Russia froze a deal to supply the system to Iran, linking the decision to UN sanctions instituted because of Tehran’s nuclear program. Putin lifted the suspension in July 2015, following Iran’s deal with six world powers that curbed its nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions. In the last several months, there have been multiple reports in the Russian and Iranian press that delivery of the system was imminent or had been carried out. Dehghan also announced Tuesday that Iran will start manufacturing this year an air defense system, Bavar 373, "capable of destroying cruise missiles, drones, combat aircraft and ballistic missiles." "This long-range system is able to destroy several targets at once," he added. The two countries are also in talks for delivery to Iran of Sukhoi SU-30 fighter jets, a deal criticized by Washington. | ||
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 "Sure, we will sell you replacements." And that, folks, is the name of the game. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-05-11 16:12 |
| #4 "Oh, your stuff got broken? Sure, we will sell you replacements." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-05-11 15:49 |
| #3 Isn't that the same system the Syrians had in place when the Israelis bombed their nuke plant? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-11 12:23 |
| #2 I wonder if Israel made a deal with Putin so as to obtain the codes for the Iranian S-300s Well, actually, Russian firm who did the software for S300 subcontracted it to an Israeli one. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-11 11:28 |
| #1 I wonder if Israel made a deal with Putin so as to obtain the codes for the Iranian S-300s... Well, everyone seems to think one of the reasons Putin is better than Obama is that he always sticks by his allies. But usually amends it with "but hopefully he'll yentz them over this one time..." |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-05-11 10:27 |