Russian S-300 air defense missile systems to bargain with the United States not to sell Iran

According to Russian news agencies reported on September 23, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree to stop the sale to Iran of S-300 air defense missile system
(S-300), the grounds that the missile at the United Nations sanctions against Iran adopted by the range of . It is generally believed that the missile system can help prevent an
Israeli air strike of Iran, so this sense Russia is very big.
Mei's beauty appreciation "determination"
Dmitry Medvedev signed the order includes two aspects: First, ban the sale to Iran of S-300, armored vehicles, fighter planes, helicopters and warships; Second, Iranians are
listed in the list of unpopular, the above is mainly concerned with Iran's nuclear program politicians and scientists. Russian diplomats said in explanation of its reasons, S-
300 in June this year in the United Nations sanctions against Iraq adopted by the range.
Learned this news, the Iranian Foreign Ministry refuted the decision of Moscow, said Russia and Iran reached in 2007 after the contract for the sale of the missiles, the
contract should be fulfilled long ago, but Russia has been delayed, and now suspended contract. Iran's Foreign Ministry also said that Iran will seek its own production S-300.
The move to Russia, the U.S. side expressed appreciation for the first time the White House welcomed the decision Medvedev, adding that Medvedev has been in the Iranian nuclear
issue to show "determination."
Mei's decision and the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement before the sharp contrast. This year in June, the UN sanctions resolution against Iran after the adoption of the
Russian Foreign Ministry statement said immediately, S-300 is not within the scope of the sanctions.
Russia to make concessions to what the United States
Diametrically opposed to this change, the United States, "Foreign Affairs" magazine said that Russia is waiting for concessions on other issues, the United States. Russia's
"view report" that the Russian-US relations, "restart", the two countries signed "the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty" of the Iranian nuclear issue and launched a co-
operation, "in Russia agreed to sanctions against Iran, the United States significantly reduced Russian pressure, and no longer referred to (the deployment in Eastern Europe)
anti-missile system plan and resumed military cooperation with Russia, and even held joint military exercises. Russia is only available to the Iranian S-300 issue has not let
go, Now the introduction of the Russian command in the issue was decided in favor the United States, the United States will give Russia the next step depends on what kind of
concessions. "
Russian "free media" newspaper commented that the Russian move is difficult to determine the true consideration. The paper said that, now, Mei's support for sanctions against
Iran following the later to stop the delivery to Iran of S-300, which may explain the Russian-US relations, "restart" after the establishment of Dmitry Medvedev - Obama is
playing the role of liaison channels.