The US military expressed concern Monday after Russia lifted its ban on supplying its advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Iran.
Moscow blocked a previous planned delivery of the surface-to-air missiles to Tehran in 2010 after the United Nations slapped sanctions on Iran.
“Our opposition to these sales is long and public. We believe it’s unhelpful,” Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steve Warren told reporters.
“We are raising that through the appropriate diplomatic channels,” he said.
While not the most sophisticated of Russia s missile systems, the S-300 would bolster the Iranian regime’s defenses against any attack on its nuclear sites.
The State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said on Monday: “It’s not constructive at this time for Russia to move forward with it.”
According to BBC, US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the matter with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov in a phone call, said the White house.
Russia lifted the ban as it believes the embargo was no longer necessary after an agreement on a framework on a nuclear deal on the Iranian regime’s nuclear deal was reached.
