MASTERMIND QASEM SOLEIMANI IN MOSCOW – THE GREAT MISSILE DEAL WITH IRAN

20 Aug 2015 – Russia will complete a deal, as early as next week, to sell the sophisticated S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Iran despite longstanding American objections, Fox News reported today. An American defense official told Fox News that the S-300 “is a very capable weapons system that can bring down U.S. or Israeli jet aircraft.” It is believed that the missiles will be used to protect Iran’s nuclear facilities and may be deployed in an offensive capacity.

Russia originally agreed to sell the S-300 system to Iran in 2007, yet agreed to a moratorium on the sale after the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1929 in 2010. In April of this year, Russia announced that it would no longer observe the moratorium. A week later, however, Russia said it would not deliver the systems in the near future.

It was reported recently that Gen. Qassem Suleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – Qods Force, traveled to Russia last month in violation of existing international travel bans, which were imposed on him due to the IRGC’s extensive involvement in terrorist activities.

According to the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), European and United Nations sanctions on Suleimani will be lifted after eight years. Lt. Gen. (ret.) Michael Barbero called the lifting of sanctions on the commander a “shameful betrayal” of the hundreds of American servicemen who were killed and injured in Iraq during attacks orchestrated by Suleimani and his allies. (via TheTower.org) www.mesop.de