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U.S. MISSILE SHIELD IN GULF SIGNALS ATTACK ON IRAN - RUSSIAN OFFICIAL
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 6, 2012 - 17:39 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A U.S.-backed plan to build a missile defense shield
within the Gulf States may signal preparation for a military strike
on Iran, Chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee
Alexei Pushkov said on Friday, April 6, RIA Novosti reported.
"The building of a missile defense shield is a political step, which
signals the possibility of a military strike against Iran," he said,
speaking at a round table conference on Iran at the Lower House of
Parliament, the State Duma.
Pushkov's comment comes after the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton on Saturday at the Persian Gulf-U.S. security forum in Riyadh
announced the idea of a missile defense shield in the six Persian
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain,
Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi sharply criticized the
U.S.-backed missile defense project, saying that it was "against
regional security."
Washington is seeking to expand its missile defense shield within
the Gulf States. U.S. Patriot missiles are already deployed in Saudi
Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Russian lawmaker also said that Iran was on the brink of a full-fledged
military conflict, as diplomacy so far has not help diffuse the
situation. Pushkov called on Iranian officials to take the Western
threats "seriously" by "keeping in mind Iraq's experience." He also
said that bombing Iran's nuclear facilities could trigger a global
war, as the Islamic Republic would definitely respond and its response
may be asymmetrical.
Pushkov reiterated Russia's stance on Iran, saying that Moscow opposed
any military outcome to tackle the Iranian nuclear problem.
The West accuses Iran of pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program but
Tehran insists it needs nuclear power solely to generate electricity.
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 6, 2012 - 17:39 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A U.S.-backed plan to build a missile defense shield
within the Gulf States may signal preparation for a military strike
on Iran, Chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee
Alexei Pushkov said on Friday, April 6, RIA Novosti reported.
"The building of a missile defense shield is a political step, which
signals the possibility of a military strike against Iran," he said,
speaking at a round table conference on Iran at the Lower House of
Parliament, the State Duma.
Pushkov's comment comes after the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton on Saturday at the Persian Gulf-U.S. security forum in Riyadh
announced the idea of a missile defense shield in the six Persian
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain,
Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi sharply criticized the
U.S.-backed missile defense project, saying that it was "against
regional security."
Washington is seeking to expand its missile defense shield within
the Gulf States. U.S. Patriot missiles are already deployed in Saudi
Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Russian lawmaker also said that Iran was on the brink of a full-fledged
military conflict, as diplomacy so far has not help diffuse the
situation. Pushkov called on Iranian officials to take the Western
threats "seriously" by "keeping in mind Iraq's experience." He also
said that bombing Iran's nuclear facilities could trigger a global
war, as the Islamic Republic would definitely respond and its response
may be asymmetrical.
Pushkov reiterated Russia's stance on Iran, saying that Moscow opposed
any military outcome to tackle the Iranian nuclear problem.
The West accuses Iran of pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program but
Tehran insists it needs nuclear power solely to generate electricity.