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Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov speaking during a news conference in Moscow last month. (Reuters) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 10:44 27/11/2006 Russia: Arms sales to Iran will not upset Mideast power balance By The Associated Press Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov defended his country's sale of arms to Iran, saying in an interview published Monday that air defense missile systems it is delivering will not upset the regional balance of power. Russia said on Friday that it had begun delivery of the Tor-M1 systems under a contract signed in December. The German weekly Der Spiegel quoted Ivanov as saying that "Every country is allowed to deliver arms to another as long as it is not evading any sanctions in doing so." Advertisement "We are selling only a limited range of defensive weapons," he added. "The Tor-M1 air defense system, for example, has no influence on the balance of power in the region because it only has a range of up to 40 kilometers." The United States called on all countries last spring to stop arms exports to Iran and end all nuclear cooperation with it, in order to put pressure on Tehran to halt uranium enrichment activities. Israel, too, has severely criticized arms deals with Iran. Tehran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the U.S. and its allies suspect Iran is trying to develop weapons. The Tor-M1 deal, involving conventional weapons, does not violate any international agreements. Russia also has a lucrative contract to build Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, which is nearly complete. Ivanov said he was "absolutely sure" that Iran would not be able to build a bomb using its technology, Der Spiegel reported. "There is no enrichment in Bushehr," he was quoted as saying. "We are not delivering weapons-capable uranium, and the depleted fuel rods will be brought back to Russia." The United Nations Security Council, where Russia is a veto-wielding permanent member, is currently stalemated on the severity of sanctions that should be imposed on Iran for defying its demand to cease uranium enrichment. "As far as possible sanctions are concerned: they should on no account be all-embracing," Ivanov said in the interview. "Otherwise, Iran could go the way of North Korea and chase IAEA inspectors out of the country - and, God forbid, leave the (Nuclear) Nonproliferation Treaty. Then no one will know what is going on in Iran." Bookmark to del.icio.us An unhealthy obsession 12 years after Rabin's death, the public discourse is mostly concerned with his killer. Angel in hell For two weeks last winter, German immigrant Raphael Angel lived a nightmare.   1.   KGB Russia 09:50  |  Yosemite Sam 27/11/06   2.   Not an Issue 10:16  |  Natallie Durson 27/11/06   3.   To # 1 10:32  |  Pali 27/11/06   4.   if the sale won`t upset the balance of power ... 11:10  |  Bruno 27/11/06   5.   neither will sale of weapons to Chechnya 11:19  |  STU 27/11/06   6.   # 1- Yosemite Sam- re- Predictions Of Evangelists Right on Target 11:47  |  Klaudia 27/11/06   7.   Come on everyone, get real for a moment 12:05  |  Johnboy 27/11/06   8.   Russian Air Defence System. 12:12  |  Adel 27/11/06   9.   To Natalie Durson 12:14  |  Shlomo Nasser 27/11/06   10.   Russia has not changed 12:31  |  Jonathan S 27/11/06   11.   Russias Israel 12:50  |  Marco 27/11/06   12.   Definitely an issue, Natalie 12:57  |  Yonatan 27/11/06   13.   Who can object to defensive weapons? 13:39  |  Clickfool 27/11/06   14.   shlomo 13:44  |  fadi 27/11/06   15.   hypocrites 14:01  |  Ryan 27/11/06   16.   no one answers the critical question WHY IRAN NEEDS THEM 14:02  |  paul harris 27/11/06   17.   What else could be expected from a former KGB Col.? 14:24  |  Zuriel 27/11/06   18.   Russias sale to Iran-good for Israel, prevents stupidity by IDFI 14:44  |  Yossi Cronenberg 27/11/06   19.   Question for Paul Harris # 16 14:45  |  Clickfool 27/11/06   20.   Arms sale 14:53  |  Brod 27/11/06   21.   #13clickFOOL-IS AN AGRESSOR ENTITLED TO ANY DEFENSIVE WEAPON? 14:55  |  Ben 27/11/06   22.   Anti-Aircraft Defense 15:21  |  BP MIL 27/11/06   23.   Russia should sell same missiles to Lebanon to stop IDF 15:24  |  Shimon Bilu 27/11/06   24.   Klaudia 15:26  |  Yosemite Sam 27/11/06   25.   Either russia is a partner or they aren`t 16:15  |  The Warrior 27/11/06   26.   # 5 Uncle Putin 16:20  |  Tony Anthony 27/11/06   27.   Double standard causes terrorism 16:22  |  omolll 27/11/06   28.   What game is Russia playing? 16:25  |  Ronnie Wolman 27/11/06   29.   Fool`s Mission - Yossi Cronenberg 16:27  |  Mark Lincoln 27/11/06   30.   # 24- Yosemite... Shalom Back at You ! 16:29  |  Klaudia 27/11/06   31.   #21 CLICKFOOL NEEDS ABC ANSWER AS HE IS AN INFANT 17:31  |  paul harris 27/11/06   32.   Iran doest not = Israel 17:40  |  Devin 27/11/06   33.   Re: TYPICAL ZIONIST NAIVTY AND INNOCENCE !!!!!!! 18:35  |  THE JACKAL 27/11/06   34.   Ronnie 18:54  |  Michael 27/11/06   35.   USrael hypocrites 19:22  |  david 27/11/06   36.   Silly Jackel 20:01  |  Devin 27/11/06   37.   re 35 20:02  |  Devin 27/11/06   38.   weapon sales 20:09  |  abstract 27/11/06   39.   DEFENSE ----- 20:20  |  Dude 27/11/06   40.   Arms sales to Iran 20:21  |  marian 27/11/06   41.   back to the cold war 20:29  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 27/11/06   42.   David 21:11  |  Michael 27/11/06   43.   Russian Weapons Didn`t Save the Soviet Union 21:27  |  Ambrose 27/11/06   44.   Advice for Paul Harris # 31 21:32  |  Clickfool 27/11/06   45.   Big Fraud 21:39  |  Daniel Donaly 27/11/06   46.   Far more important than these air defence systems 21:42  |  Clickfool 27/11/06   47.   #23 F16 "GUY" 21:45  |  Ambrose 27/11/06   48.   Israel is not a democracy, Shlomey 21:46  |  Tim 27/11/06   49.   Iran doest not = Israel 23:02  |  john 27/11/06   50.   To 40 maran 23:34  |  Francois 27/11/06   51.   Israel must protect Israelis 23:47  |  G.Perez 27/11/06   52.   balance of power needs to be changed 00:21  |  wally 28/11/06   53.   Russia the greatest enemy of the Jewish people 00:47  |  effie 28/11/06   54.   HAVE the Iranians sold out their Moslem brothers in Chechnya 01:28  |  PETER. S.M 28/11/06   55.   re 49 "How many countries has Iran attacked?" 01:29  |  DAVID K. 28/11/06   56.   #31 Paul Harris has funny ideas 01:54  |  Johnboy 28/11/06   57.   Poor Russian munitions 02:01  |  Elimelech 28/11/06   58.   Is there a clause to prevent Hisbula/Hamas acquiring them? 02:25  |  PETER SM 28/11/06   59.   to 55 Argentina also 02:28  |  mb 28/11/06   60.   Poisoning the well and others 02:31  |  FOX 28/11/06   61.   Wrong Tim #48 02:36  |  FOX 28/11/06   62.   Unless they can shoot down Israeli missiles.This AA may be to 02:40  |  PETER SM 28/11/06   63.   John once again amusing #49 02:57  |  FOX 28/11/06   64.   #44 FURTHER ADVICE FOR ASIMPLETON 03:37  |  paul harris 28/11/06   65.   #56 johnboy is so ignorant that HE STILL BELIEVES THE MOON IS 03:41  |  paul harris 28/11/06   66.   #64 Paul Harris continues shouting gibberish 05:01  |  Johnboy 28/11/06   67.   #63 Paul Harris seems to be making this all up as he goes. 05:16  |  Johnboy 28/11/06   68.   the jackal is not think`n clearly 05:22  |  jerome 28/11/06   69.   SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DEAL WITH ISRAEL 06:10  |  indrajaya 28/11/06   70.   Butthead ?? 06:32  |  Cohen 28/11/06   71.   SHIMON BILU.IAF trains in other countries not just Israel 07:18  |  PETER SM 28/11/06   72.   Funny 07:36  |  Yosemite Sam 28/11/06   73.   # 43...True,so very true. 07:49  |  Alishia 28/11/06   74.   #67 JOHNBOY PUTS HIS FINGER ON IT 07:58  |  paul harris 28/11/06   75.   Y.Cronenberg.IF Israel wanted to attack Iran how would this AA 08:00  |  PETER SM 28/11/06   76.   former Israeli army officers sell arms to Al-Qaida 08:01  |  Sam (UK) 28/11/06   77.   Re: Devin #37 as usual 08:08  |  Guy From NYC 28/11/06   78.   LISTEN TO THE GURU 08:38  |  Kushal 28/11/06   79.   For Johnboy # 56 09:07  |  Clickfool 28/11/06   80.   For Paul Harris, general advice again. 09:15  |  Clickfool 28/11/06   81.   BRADLEY STOP POSING "STOLEN LANDS " NONSENSE FROM COUNTRIES THAT 09:21  |  paul harris 28/11/06   82.   You can`t help some people 10:00  |  Clickfool 28/11/06   83.   to Klaudia n Yosemite 10:11  |  Anubhav 28/11/06   84.   CFOOL Have you told Indyrajaya,Jackal or Katz? 10:12  |  PETER. S.M 28/11/06   85.   to Jonathan S on Russia n cold war mentality 10:17  |  Anubhav 28/11/06   86.   #74 Paul Harris, this is getting very tiresome 10:32  |  Johnboy 28/11/06   87.   # 84, PETRE MS 12:27  |  indrajaya 28/11/06   88.   To 53, Effie 17:39  |  Jozef 28/11/06   89.   To Anubhav about Russia 18:59  |  Jonathan S 28/11/06   90.   to ryan 02:10  |  fadi 30/11/06   91.   arms sale to iran 20:52  |  wayne barry 16/01/07   92.   The advice of the DM Ivanov should be followed. 16:07  |  Boris 25/10/07

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