Russia may consider supplying S-300 missile systems to Syria

Russia is considering supplying S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Syria. (File Photo: AFP)
Updated 14 April 2018
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Russia may consider supplying S-300 missile systems to Syria

MOSCOW: Russia may consider supplying S-300 missile systems to Syria and other countries, Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi said on Saturday after US, French and British air strikes on Syria.
Rudskoi said the US actions in Syria were aimed at destabilising the situation in the region.
The situation in Damascus and other towns and cities in Syria is calm now, Rudskoi said.


IRGC 'to hold live-fire exercises' in Strait of Hormuz

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IRGC 'to hold live-fire exercises' in Strait of Hormuz

  • Press TV reports Iran's Revolutionary Guard naval forces will hold the exercises amid heightened tensions with US
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard naval forces ​will carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait ‌of Hormuz on ‌February ‌1 ⁠and ​February ‌2, Press TV reported on Thursday.
The strait is the ⁠world’s most ‌vital oil ‍export ‍route, which connects ‍the biggest Gulf oil producers with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
The exercise will take place amid mounting tensions between Iran and the US with President Donald Trump reportedly mulling military action against the country.
The US has been ramping up its military presence in the region in recent weeks, including the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group.