Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov Defends His Sale of Surface To Air Missiles To Iran As "Legal"
Sergey Ivanov signed an agreement last Monday to sell surface-to-air missiles to Iran. He stated that the agreement "conforms to all international agreements" and is "legally binding on Moscow".
He claims that the systems he is selling to Iran will not disturb the military balance of power in the region as they are allegedly "defense only". They are TOR-MI defense systems with medium range capacities.
Additionally, Ivanov said that the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman announced all military agreements are aimed at preventing the spread of mass nuclear weapons.
This agreement was signed WEEKS AFTER Iran's President made it abundantly clear that Israel should be wiped off the face of the earth. In the past decade close to a million Russians, both Christian and Jewish, have emigrated to Israel (and points beyond from Israel).
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