Russia defends sale of missiles to Iran

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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=157728

AP - The Russian defence minister defended Moscow's deal to supply air defence missiles to Iran, saying they were purely defensive weapons with a limited range.

"I wish to underline that these systems cannot be used in offensive operations," Sergei Ivanov told Russia Today television.

"Secondly, they have a limited use as they are capable of protecting a small part of the Iranian territory."

Moscow has refused to bow to Western pressure and cancel its $US700 million ($A905.5 million) contract to sell 29 Tor-M1 air defence missile systems to Iran which was signed last December.

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1. Why can't

Russian protect their oil interest like Bush does?

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2. Why does Russia

feel it necessary to apologise ?