Russia stays “committed” to selling anti-aircraft missiles to Iran despite US pressure

This appeared in The Millennial Source

Moscow has made it clear that the escalating tensions between the US and Iran will not stop it from getting into a defense deal with Tehran.

As the expiry date, October 18, of the United Nations (UN) arms embargo on Iran draws closer, Russia has stated it will consider selling an advanced air defense system to Iran once the embargo ends.

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that Russia’s ambassador to Iran Levan Jagarian told a Persian-language newspaper Resalat on Sunday, October 4, that Moscow would have “no problem” selling the advanced S-400 anti-aircraft system to Tehran despite pressure from the United States on the international community to further alienate Iran.

“We have said since the very first day that there will be no problem for selling weapons to Iran from October 19. We are not afraid of U.S. threats and we will live up to our commitments,” Jagarian said.

According to many analysts, the S-400 deal is a part of Tehran’s combat strengthening program against the US amid fears of American airstrikes on Iran, as tensions have increased between the two countries recently.