Israel 'dismayed' at S-300 missile deal with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 14 expressed Israel's "dismay" to Russian President Vladimir Putin at Russia's decision to lift a self-imposed ban on supplying S-300 missiles to Iran.
A statement from Netanyahu's office said he "expressed Israel's dismay at the decision and told President Putin that this step will only increase Iran's aggression in the region and will destabilize security in the Middle East."
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on April 13 lifting a ban on the delivery of S-300 anti-missile rocket systems to Iran, the Kremlin said.
Russia says it canceled a contract to deliver the advanced missile system to Iran in 2010 under pressure from the West following UN sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program, but world powers and Tehran have now reached an interim deal on curbing Iran's nuclear work.