Russia to sell 29 air defense systems to Iran

http://english.pravda.ru/main/18/88/354/16570_Iran.html



The 700-million-dollar transaction is said to become Russia's largest deal since 2000

Russia intends to sell 29 Tor M-1 anti-missile systems capable of downing cruise missiles and air bombs to Iran, the Vedomosti newspaper wrote with reference to an anonymous manager of a defense enterprise. According to the newspaper, the contract on the matter has already been signed.

Tor is a solely defensive weapon, which intercepts cruise missiles. Journalists contacted the management of the Kupol (Dome) enterprise, which manufactures Tor anti-missile systems, although they failed to obtain a confirmation of the above-mentioned transaction.

A source from the air defense industry said that it goes about the sale of 29 Tor M-1 anti-missile complexes on the base of the Greek order. Greece purchased 21 systems and was intended to acquire 29 more. The country turned the order down at the end of the nineties. Experts evaluate the Iranian contact in the sum of $700 million.
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Its amazing how much you can get for 700 Million!!

Monkeyman* strikes again.

But I don't wonder enough to want to see a practical demonstration, via a U.S. invasion and/or airstrike.

The neo-cons have NOT given up on their hopes for a global oil empire, they've made that their arrogant existential project!

It's quite amazing how the Iranians hold out against the neo-cons who presume to rule the planet!

when he looked into them and saw his soul.....

unfuckingbelievable.... the USA



HATED UNIVERSALLY, great job George... you just trashed everything.. the US is a 2nd rate power, UNABLE to have any influence anywhere.

To me, this gives the US as much info about Iran as if we supplied them ourselves.

(I meant to post this last night, but it was very late when it popped up.)

Iran buying, developing missile defence system: official

04/12/2005 07h02

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran, under pressure over its disputed nuclear programme, has been developing a missile defence system and has bought such technology from Russia, the Islamic republic's top national security official told AFP. "Is this a problem? Do we need permission?" said Ali Larijani, when asked to confirm reports that his country has bought 29 mobile air defence systems from Moscow in a contract worth more than 700 million dollars (600 million euros).

"We have contracts with other countries to buy or sell arms. This is not the first time we have signed a contract with the Russians. We have done so in the past with Russia and other countries like China," said Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

"This is not the first time we have bought an anti-missile system. We also make them ourselves." Russia's state news agency ITAR-TASS on Friday quoted an unnamed top Russian defence ministry official as saying the deal involved 29 Tor M-1 mobile systems capable of bringing down both aircraft and missiles.

The United States has said it is unhappy with the deal -- which comes amid unease in the West over Russia's role in helping Tehran develop nuclear energy. Larijani said with a smile that Iran's air defences "do not have many weaknesses", but went on to dismiss fears that his country was also seeking to equip itself with long-range ballistic missiles. "We always announce the range of missiles we test. There is nothing secret," he said.

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