Thursday, December 09, 2010

"Iran is planning to place medium-range missiles on Venezuelan soil, based on western information sources, according to an article in the German daily, Die Welt, of November 25, 2010. According to the article, an agreement between the two countries was signed during the last visit o Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Tehran on October19, 2010. The previously undisclosed contract provides for the establishment of a jointly operated military base in Venezuela, and the joint development of ground-to-ground missiles...

Russia decided not to sell five battalions of S-300PMU-1 air defence systems to Iran. These weapons, along with a number of other weapons, were part of a deal, signed in 2007, worth $800 million. Now that these weapons cannot be delivered to Iran, Russia is looking for new customers; according to the Russian press agency Novosti, it found one: Venezuela."



Russia may sell S-300 missiles to Venezuela, instead of Iran - analyst | Defense | RIA Novosti: "Russia's S-300 air defense systems, which Moscow refused to deliver to Iran following a new round of UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic, could be sold to Venezuela instead, a Russian arms trade expert said"




Chinese official visits North Korea to show support
"TOKYO - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il met Thursday in Pyongyang with a top Chinese diplomat, North Korea's official state media said, as the two countries boosted their 'friendly and cooperative relations.'"

Wikileaks: Kouchner warned 'prepare for war' with Iran in Sept 2007
"Sarkozy, French FM say the choice is 'between an Iranian bomb and a bombing of Iran;' France pressed EU to impose sanctions, keep Iranian influence out of Lebanon." Well, they failed in Lebanon. Does anyone have the nerve to take on Iran at this point?

DEBKAfile, US eases military pressure on Iran, tries concessions
"Shortly before the Six Power talks with Iran resumed this week, US President Barack Obama ordered the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier to withdraw from Gulf waters opposite Iran and redeploy in the Aegean Sea. This action signaled Washington's switch to diplomacy and the search for middle ground on the nuclear controversy with Iran through engagement"

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