The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday gave a frosty reception to the emerging deal between the regime in Iran and Russia for missile systems.
“We don’t see this as a positive development,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said at a press briefing, TheHill.com reported.
“At the same time, here at the Defense Department, again, the president will have options available to him, even if that system is put into place,” he added.
The Iranian regime’s Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan on Tuesday said an agreement has been reached with Russia that will allow the regime to receive the S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems by the end of the year.
Pentagon officials say they oppose giving the regime in Iran any kind of advanced military technologies.
Cook said the U.S. has expressed its concerns to Russia over the sale.
“We take the safety and security of our allies in the region seriously,” Cook said. “This is something we’ve been tracking, and in general, we’re confident in our capabilities, even if that system is sold.”
“We feel confident that the president’s going to have all the options he needs,” he added.
Cook would not elaborate on what those options are.
“We understand that system, and we’ll be — the president will have his options if that system is put into place. I’m going to leave it at that,” he said.
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