Vladmir Putin calls a bluff with his decision to end missile embargo with Iran

Alice Green

11 years ago

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Iran&&num;8217&semi;s current air defense systems are weak&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s no secret that the county couldn&&num;8217&semi;t really stop an airstrike, but their defensive capabilities will increase &NewLine;dramatically if they purchase S-300 technology from Russia&period;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;For Israel, Putin&&num;8217&semi;s action could mean a deadline, a countdown to attack the enemy before they acquire missile systems&period; An attack in the near &NewLine;future would make sense, especially considering Israel&&num;8217&semi;s history of attacking Syria to prevent the use of Russian missile systems&period; As long as Russia continues to make a profit on missile &NewLine;sales and stands as a protector over the Iranian regime, which countries own or &NewLine;use which weapons couldn&&num;8217&semi;t be less important to Putin and Russia&period;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;<o&colon;p></o&colon;p>&NewLine;<&excl;--EndFragment-->&NewLine;