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Russian official: Iran capable of repelling possible U.S. air strike
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies

Iran would be able to repel a possible United States air strike using advanced Russian air defense systems, a high-ranking Russian military official was quoted as saying Friday in the Russian daily Novosti.

Rumors had surfaced by Russian and foreign media over the last week that the U.S. was planning a missile strike against Iran, codenamed Bite, at 4:00 A.M. local time April 6. The operation was expected to deliver air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over a 12-hour period to prevent the country from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to Novosti.

"In line with my assessment, Iran's air defense system is strong enough," Colonel General Yury Solovyov, commander of Russia's Air Defense Forces Special Command told Novosti. "Currently Iran has our [Russian] air defense missile systems, which are capable of tackling U.S. combat aircraft. Iran also has French and other countries' [defense] systems."
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Russia has been active promoting a diplomatic solution to the Iranian issue. According to Solovyov, Russia is being kept up to date on development in the Persian Gulf region.

According to Novosti, a Russian security official said last week that Moscow had received intelligence information according to which the U.S. military would be prepared to strike Iran in early April
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  1.   The Russians sound like they are part of Irans propoganda machine 13:49  |  zionist forever 06/04/07
  2.   WHO SAID THE COLD WAR WAS OVER? 13:57  |  Brant 06/04/07
  3.   us strike 14:06  |  Tex 06/04/07
  4.   Russia and Iran and the EU 14:39  |  Lynn 06/04/07
  5.   An unlikely claim 14:39  |  Clickfool 06/04/07
  6.   Gog and Magog 14:40  |  RP 06/04/07
  7.   Good Russians 14:42  |  S 06/04/07
  8.   A US planned missiles strike against Iran nukes 14:46  |  Joseph E . 06/04/07
  9.   capitilist scum! 14:47  |  - 06/04/07
  10.   Russian official: Iran capable of repelling possible U.S. air str 14:53  |  Mike 06/04/07
  11.   good news! 15:06  |  niccolo machiavelli 06/04/07
  12.   straight from the horses mouth 15:19  |  VIPER 06/04/07
  13.   Good job, Russkies 15:32  |  Derek 06/04/07
  14.   Well if it came from Russia it must be true 15:43  |  Travis 06/04/07
  15.   Still a bunch of trouble makers 16:06  |  paul 06/04/07
  16.   Two Part Solution 16:14  |  Wazza of Oz 06/04/07
  17.   Iran is under Russia high tech protection... 16:20  |  collond 06/04/07
  18.   all russian generals are idiots by definition 16:31  |  vladimir 06/04/07
  19.   Russian Air-defense 16:34  |  Daan 06/04/07
  20.   Educating Derek 16:37  |  Donald 06/04/07
  21.   #4 Dreck 16:42  |  Wazza of Oz 06/04/07
  22.   RE: #8 16:49  |  Mahdi`s a pig 06/04/07
  23.   Russian Author is a CIA &Zionist Agent 16:58  |  Tayfun_Turkey 06/04/07
  24.   American power 17:00  |  BobUSA 06/04/07
  25.   Red Flag 17:05  |  Mark Lincoln 06/04/07
  26.   Gog and Magog, Part II 17:10  |  Mikhail 06/04/07
  27.   lets see how you do against raptors and B2s 17:10  |  zionist forever 06/04/07
  28.   Russian Equpment is junk!! 17:15  |  Mikhail 06/04/07
  29.   Guess The Cold war is still on. 17:18  |  Shepherd 06/04/07
  30.   china & russia on sidelines causing trouble 17:21  |  ross 06/04/07
  31.   THE RUSSIAN OFFICIAL IS TELLING THE TRUTH 17:23  |  indrajaya 06/04/07
  32.   RUSSIA IRAN 17:35  |  gilberto milano 06/04/07
  33.   #9 Derek 17:38  |  Lynn 06/04/07
  34.   The US would lose, period. 17:43  |  American 06/04/07
  35.   Living under the new Caliphate 17:44  |  Jimbo 06/04/07
  36.   The Russians give to dictotors...so does the US 17:46  |  DA, 06/04/07
  37.   The One Major Difference Between Russia and 17:50  |  Shabbati 06/04/07
  38.   russia trying to protect its investment.no different then threate 18:11  |  ralph 06/04/07
  39.   U.S. capabilities 18:18  |  Richard 06/04/07
  40.   The russians 18:21  |  TheMontrealer 06/04/07
  41.   Colonel General Yury Solovyov of Russia`s Air Defense 18:25  |  Bash`em 06/04/07
  42.   Russia`s 15 Minutes of Oil Glory. 18:26  |  Ambrose 06/04/07
  43.   Missles v air stikes 18:26  |  W 06/04/07
  44.   Just For That... 18:27  |  Candu 06/04/07
  45.   We are screwed 18:33  |  TheMontrealer 06/04/07
  46.   About the other sides "junk" 18:33  |  spyguy 06/04/07
  47.   No. 20 18:33  |  W 06/04/07
  48.   If this is true, then Russia`s duty is to help circumvent 18:37  |  Solon 06/04/07
  49.   I wonder if their defenses are better than their intel 18:38  |  bbl 06/04/07
  50.   Russian soldiers 18:45  |  TheMontrealer 06/04/07
  51.   Iran will teach US and Israel a lesson 18:51  |  Guss 06/04/07
  52.   Iran will teach US and Israel a lesson 18:51  |  Guss 06/04/07
  53.   capable of repelling??? 18:57  |  les 06/04/07
  54.   TheMontrealer - Although he would have surely 19:01  |  American 06/04/07
  55.   Gog and Magog indeed! 19:08  |  Madai 06/04/07
  56.   the solution to the whole problem 19:13  |  God 06/04/07
  57.   Air Defenses 19:33  |  Tom 06/04/07
  58.   Looks like GWB will go out in a Blaze 19:37  |  George 06/04/07
  59.   spyguy from san francisco, you know you are right? 19:41  |  George 06/04/07
  60.   To Montrealer 19:41  |  Persian Kitty 06/04/07
  61.   A load of dung 19:46  |  John 06/04/07
  62.   indrajaya 19:49  |  Marco 06/04/07
  63.   to indrajaya 19:55  |  John 06/04/07
  64.   RUSSIAN JUNK 20:10  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 06/04/07
  65.   iran capable 20:16  |  Shmuelshachor 06/04/07
  66.   DEREK 20:21  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 06/04/07
  67.   To Russia; with love. 20:22  |  Brad 06/04/07
  68.   #14 Russian equipment killed IDF soldiers last year 20:25  |  Brad 06/04/07
  69.   Just Look at Iraq and Multiply by Thousands 20:28  |  Jane 06/04/07
  70.   "Russian Military Intelligence" = oxymoron 20:29  |  tadchase 06/04/07
  71.   Sorry! Got it wrong...include the jews..leave the Christians 20:30  |  God 06/04/07
  72.   This must be a joke 20:39  |  Ryan 06/04/07
  73.   44, 45 George 20:43  |  tadchase 06/04/07
  74.   George-It`s Almost Over 20:47  |  Jane 06/04/07