Russian Federation reassures Israel over Iran nuclear deal

Testifying before the US Senate Armed Services Committee, Carter said the nuclear agreement places “no limitations on what the Department of Defense can and will do to pursue our defense strategy” in the Middle East region.

Thomson ReutersRussian military vehicles move along a central street during a rehearsal for a military parade in MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is modernizing its S-300 missile system to supply to Iran, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, RIA news agency reported.

The PM also sent a message to the US Congress, saying: “If the deal does not pass Congress, it will prevent the biggest threat of turning Iran into a threshold nuclear superpower in just ten years”.

Putin told Netanyahu the deal included “solid guarantees that the Iranian nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful” and that implementing it would “positively impact the security and stability of the Middle East”, according to a Kremlin statement.

President Vladimir Putin lifted the suspension in April after a framework Iran nuclear agreement, which earlier this month was followed by the final deal, which curbed Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions stifling its economy. Last month, Yan Novikov, the chief executive of Russian state arms producer, Almaz-Antey, confirmed the removal of all restrictions on S-300 deliveries to Iran.

The Israeli prime minister called the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers a a “historic mistake”.

The Obama administration has been trying to allay Republican lawmakers’ concerns over the conclusion of Iran nuclear talks. He warned that the United Nations Security Council’s resolution would not be able to restrict the Tel Aviv regime.