Russia reminds West of its Mideast leverage
A man takes a picture of a Russian surface-to-air missile system S-300 displayed in central Moscow, December 8, 2014. © AFP/ Following Vladimir Putin’s decision to lift restrictions on the export of S-300 air defense systems to Iran, the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, initiated a call to the Russian President only to be assured that the technical specifications of the system make it a purely defensive weapon. Although Russia and Iran agreed on the procurement of the systems back in 2007, the 2010 ban by then President ...
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