Ahmadinejad: Influence of devil
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Iran: Russia 'sold' us to Americans
Ahmadinejad reiterates ire at canceled sale of S-300 missile defense system from Russia to Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
accused Russia on Wednesday of "selling" Iran
to its enemies, or the US, by canceling a deal to
sell the Islamic Republic the S-300 missile defense system.
Russia canceled the deal almost two months ago, despite having previously said new sanctions on the Islamic Republic did not apply to the sale.
"There are some who are under the influence of the devil, and believe that they have the ability to one-sidedly forgo a defense agreement," Ahmadinejad said in a speech aired by Iranian state television. "They think they can hurt the Iranian people this way."
Russia submitted some six weeks ago to pressure by the US and Western powers to cancel the deal, as the S-300 is considered extremely advanced and could allow Iran to effectively defend its nuclear facilities from attack.
The offended Islamic Republic threatened to sue over the violation of the pact,
signed in 2005.
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