Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad S-300s?

Links Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad S-300s? April 16, 2015 ( Eric Draitser-NEO ) –   The executive order issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin, which lifts the ban on the export of weapons systems to Iran, has been met with sharp condemnation by Israel, and admonishment from the United States. While Moscow has yet to make a final decision on if/when it will begin supplying the S-300 air defense missiles to Iran – Tehran purchased the system under a 2007 contract left unfulfilled by Russia as a result of the UN-imposed arms embargo – it is clear that the possibility alone signals a significant shift in the geopolitics of the region

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad S-300s?