Moskva skal ha tilbudt Iran å kjøpe et avansert anti-luft rakettsystem S-300 som er så avansert at sikkerhetseksperter sier det vil endre den militære maktblansen i regionen.

The proposed deal is causing huge alarm in the US and Israel as the S-300 can track 100 targets at once and fire on planes up to 75 miles away.

That would make it a «game-changer», greatly improving Iranian defences against any air strike on its nuclear sites, according to Pentagon adviser Dan Goure. «This is a system that scares every Western air force,» he said.

Senior US intelligence operatives believe that Russia is planning to use a stand-off over the S-300 to create a foreign policy showdown that would test the mettle of a new US president.
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A senior US intelligence operative who recently returned from the Middle East said Russia is believed to have struck a tentative deal to sell the S-300 to the Islamic regime. There are reports that Russia has already moved some basic components for the system to its close ally Belarus, ready for possible transfer to Iran.

En slik avtale vil legge press på Israel om å slå til før systemet er operativt. Det kan også tenkes at andre land i Midtøsten stilltiende vil gi sin støtte.

Russia threatens to supply Iran with top new missile system as ‘cold war’ escalates