"Instead of demanding Iran put an end to the terrorism its instigates in the Mideast and around the world, it is being allowed to attain advanced arms which will only spur its aggressions," Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said Monday.
Israel has harshly criticized the US-led nuclear deal, saying it would give Iran relief from sanctions while leaving its nuclear program largely intact. Israel believes Iran still intends to develop a nuclear weapon.
Steinitz said the framework agreement helped legitimize Iran and cleared the way for Monday's announcement by Russia. "While Iran disregards article after article of the agreement reached last week, the international community is already begun to ease restrictions on it," he said.
"This is a direct result of the legitimacy that Iran obtained from the emerging nuclear deal," he said. Steinitz added that the arms deal shows that Iran plans to use the relief from economic sanctions to buy weapons, not improve the living conditions of its people.
"This is proof that Iran will enjoy economic surge in wake of the removal of sanctions which it will use for arming itself and not for the benefit of the Iranian people."
Earlier Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted the ban on Russia's delivery of the sophisticated S300 air defense missile system to Iran, the Kremlin said, prompting anger from not just from Israel, but also from the US.......ynetnews.com
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Supplies of S-300 to enhance Tehran-Moscow cooperation — Iranian Defense Ministry...
ReplyDeleteThe supplies of Russia’s air defense missile launchers S-300 will contribute to stronger cooperation between Tehran and Moscow, an Iranian Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
"This decision by Russia will enhance our interaction and cooperation," he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier on Monday signed a decree to lift the ban from the supplies of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran.
"The decree cancels the ban from transit through Russia (including by air), transportation outside the territory of Russia to the Islamic Republic of Iran and also handover to the Islamic Republic of Iran outside the territory of Russia with the use of ships and aircraft flying the Russian state flag of the air defense missile systems S-300," the Kremlin’s press service said.
http://tass.ru/en/world/788981
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