Russian rocket deliveries to Iran started: reports

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http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=theworld&xfile=data/theworld/2006/November/theworld_November775.xml

MOSCOW - Russia has begun deliveries of the Tor-M1 air defence rocket system to Iran, Russian news agencies quoted military industry sources as saying on Friday.

“Deliveries of the Tor-M1 have begun. The first systems have already been delivered to Tehran,” ITAR-TASS quoted an unnamed, high-ranking source as saying.

The news came as the UN Security Council continued to debate possible sanctions against Iran over the Islamic republic’s controversial nuclear programme. snip

ITAR-TASS reported that the rockets were to be deployed around Iran’s nuclear sites, including the still incomplete, Russian-built atomic power station at Bushehr.

The United States has pressed Russia to halt military sales to Iran.

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1. The United States has pressed Russia to halt military sales to Iran

Exactly why would any country listen to what America has to say anymore?

[aquart]

2. Yup. Thanks, George.

Guess he gave them a good laugh with that one.

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3. Bush must love this

Does he get a proxy war with Russia now? Are their other vendors? I wonder where China stands on all this.

J

[Phrogman]

4. This news is all over the web, anyway heres more info on the Tor-M1

Looks like a highly mobile Patriot battery:

http://defense-update.com/products/t/tor.htm

And they're going to have 30 of em' by January.

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5. All CNN is reporting today is happy shoppers n/t