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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Russia prohibiting weapons sales to Iran

Image: S-300 surface-to-air missiles. Photo from Radio Free Europe

Russia Prohibiting Weapons Sales To Iran -- CNN

Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Russia blocked weapons sales to Iran on Wednesday because of U.N. sanctions against the Islamic republic.

President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree that prohibits "the transit across Russia, including by air, the removal from Russia to Iran, and the transfer to Iran outside Russia of any combat tanks, armored personnel carriers, large-caliber artillery systems, warplanes, attack helicopters, military vessels, missiles or missile systems as defined by the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, or materiel and spare parts used for all of the above."

The decree was published on the Kremlin website.

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More News On Russia Canceling It's S-300 Missile Sale To Iran

Russia's Medvedev Bans Arms Sales to Iran in Compliance With UN Sanctions -- Bloomberg
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Kremlin bans sale of S-300 missile systems to Iran -- BBC
Russia Drops Plans for Iran Missile Deal -- Voice of America
Russia bans sales of anti-aircraft systems to Iran -- AP
Russia bans delivery of S-300 missiles to Iran -- Reuters
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