Russia on Thursday denied reports it plans to sell S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran, a move that could complicate an attack on that country's nuclear infrastructure. "We have repeatedly said at the highest political level that we do not plan to deliver such types of weapons to countries in... unstable regions," Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said when asked about the reports...
...The comments came two days after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited Russia in a bid to urge Moscow to stop possible arms sales to arch-foes Iran and Syria. Russia has in recent months repeatedly blocked Western calls for tougher action on Iran's nuclear programme, but President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday assured Olmert that Moscow wants to play a "constructive role" in the region...(AFP via Khaleej Times).
