Friday, April 15, 2016

Iranian general 'holds military talks with Putin in Moscow'


Iranian general 'holds military talks with Putin in Moscow' | The Times of Israel

"“General Soleimani traveled to Moscow last night to discuss issues including the delivery of S-300s and further military cooperation,” "

Oh to be a 'fly on the wall' at that meeting. Wonder if Israel came up in the conversation?


FlashbackIsrael's Red Line: The S-300 Missile System
Although on July 9 (2009) Defense Secretary Robert Gates denied the possibility of Iran acquiring the missile — known as the S-300PMU-1 by its Russian designers — “anytime soon,” defense reporters have speculated widely that the operational deployment of the S-300 air-defense system would represent a “red line” for an Israeli air strike on Iran...and make Iran's nuclear installations a virtual no-fly zone.

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