Report: Israeli intel prompts Russia to freeze missile delivery to Iran

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has suspended the transfer of S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran in light of Tehran’s violation of an earlier pledge not to provide sophisticated Russian-made weaponry to the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah, according to a report Saturday in the Kuwaiti daily Al Jarida.

A senior source told the newspaper that the Russian leader elected to punish the Iranian regime after Israel supplied him with clear-cut evidence that Tehran had given its proxy Hezbollah SA-22 surface-to-air missiles.

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Rep...to-Iran-446973

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Re: Report: Israeli intel prompts Russia to freeze missile delivery to Iran

Iran complained on Saturday that European banks and companies were too wary about renewing business ties following the lifting of economic sanctions and said it had asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease their concerns

"We have asked the International Monetary Fund to review our regulations so other countries' banks feel reassured. The IMF will announce its assessment in 2018," he added, without explaining why it would take two years.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ir...-idUSKCN0W70OX