Saudis bargain with Russia over Iran missile deal

Russia Today

Saudi Arabia’s proposal to buy an advanced missile system S-400 from Russia is aimed at aborting Moscow’s similar deal with Iran, say Gulf analysts and diplomats, AFP news agency reports.

The parties involved claim Moscow and Riyadh are close to sealing a deal on a multibillion-dollar weapons deal.

According to experts and diplomats, Saudi officials are concerned that Western pressure has failed to prevent Iran’s development of nuclear know-how as Riyadh doesn’t believe that Tehran’s nuke program is peaceful. Read full article…

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