US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki[/caption]US State Department spokesperson said that the United States is opposed to Russia selling the Antey-2500 anti-ballistic missile system to Iran following reports that Russia is considering providing Tehran with the advanced system.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� The United States is opposed to�Russia selling the Antey-2500 anti-ballistic missile system to�Iran following�reports that Russia is considering providing Tehran with�the advanced system, US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said on�Monday.
�We�ve seen these reports and once we have more details� we will certainly raise this at�the appropriate levels,� Psaki said at�a press briefing.
Moscow reportedly previously cancelled a 2010 agreement to�sell the S-300 surface-to-air weapons system to�Teheran.
�If reports are true that Russia has decided not to�sell the S-300 system to�Iran we would certainly welcome that, but�we would have similar objections to�the Antey-2500 system,� Psaki said.Iran is considering the purchase of�the Antey-2500 system, said Sergei Chemezov, the head of�Russian state defense and technology conglomerate Rostec at�a weapons expo in�the United Arab Emirates on�Monday.
The more advanced Antey-2500 anti-ballistic missile system is capable of�shooting down�short and medium range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and aircraft.
Chemezov is on�the list of�persons covered by�the US sanctions against�Russia.
By Sputnik News
