Russia makes unpleasant Christmas present to the West PART 1

The West is seriously concerned about the “Christmas present” from Russia – the shipment of a large batch of renowned S-300 missile complexes to Iran. The systems are capable of defending the nation against a possible air strike from the West. However, the European Union and the United States need first to look into other issues instead of blaming Russia in the first place. They particularly need to solve the problem of a country, which is about to become a NATO member.






Foreign experts refer to the deliveries of Russian S-300 missile complexes to Iran as an unpleasant Christmas surprise. The Daily Mail wrote, for example, that it may aggravate Russia’s relations with the West even further, with Britain and the USA, first and foremost.

Foreign journalists point out the fact that the majority of Russian news sources deny the sales of the S-300 systems. Foreign experts pay attention to contradictory pieces of information coming from Russia. The Los Angeles Times editors wrote, for instance, that sources at Russia’s military and diplomatic circles said that the systems had been prepared for shipment, while the Russian authorities continue to deny everything.

They also highlight the recent statement from deputy head of Iran’s parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs and National Security, Ismail Kosari, who said that Iran was expecting a shipment of Russia’s S-300 systems. The West does not have any doubts that the shipment will be made, they only try to guess, which kind of systems exactly Russia is selling to Iran.

US experts believe that Moscow is perhaps not going to sell the systems to Iran, although it wants to show the West that it could be capable of signing such a deal with the country. However, they add that the news about the possible delivery of S-300 missile systems has been confirmed by the US State Department and special services.

The West and Israel believe that the shipment of S-300 to Iran will disrupt the balance of forces in the Middle East. Quite on the contrary, Russia says that S-300 systems are not categorized as offensive weapons, and the delivery of these complexes to Iran does not violate any resolutions of the UN Security Council. To put it in a nutshell, Russia did not exclude an opportunity, taking into consideration the fact that Iran had previously reported about a series of defense deals with Moscow.