.Russia: Georgia aiding US for war on Iran
Russia says the United States could have plans to use Georgian airfields to launch air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.
Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday that Russian intelligence had obtained information indicating that Washington had plans to use the Georgian military infrastructure for a war on Iran.
Rogozin said that the US had already started 'active military preparations on Georgia's territory' for an air strike on Iran.
The Russian envoy said the 'reason why Washington values Saakashvili's regime so highly' is that he has given permission to the US to use its airfields.
The United States refuses to take military option against Iran off the table, maintaining that Tehran, a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), has plans to develop nuclear weaponry.
This is while the UN nuclear watchdog, which has extensively monitored Iran's nuclear activities since 2003, declared in its latest report on Monday that it found no 'components of a nuclear weapon' or 'related nuclear physics studies' in the country.
The Russian envoy's remarks follow a UPI report that 'a secret agreement between Georgia and Israel had earmarked two military airfields in the south of Georgia for use by Israeli fighter-bombers in a potential pre-emptive strike against Iran.'
Tel Aviv has on many occasions threatened to launch air strikes against Iranian nuclear installations. Earlier in September Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel is determined to use 'any option' to stop Iran's nuclear work.
Rogozin said if a military operation against Iran goes ahead with the help of the Georgian government, he would have 'pity for Georgia, because Iran is certain to defend itself.'
PressTV
Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday that Russian intelligence had obtained information indicating that Washington had plans to use the Georgian military infrastructure for a war on Iran.
Rogozin said that the US had already started 'active military preparations on Georgia's territory' for an air strike on Iran.
The Russian envoy said the 'reason why Washington values Saakashvili's regime so highly' is that he has given permission to the US to use its airfields.
The United States refuses to take military option against Iran off the table, maintaining that Tehran, a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), has plans to develop nuclear weaponry.
This is while the UN nuclear watchdog, which has extensively monitored Iran's nuclear activities since 2003, declared in its latest report on Monday that it found no 'components of a nuclear weapon' or 'related nuclear physics studies' in the country.
The Russian envoy's remarks follow a UPI report that 'a secret agreement between Georgia and Israel had earmarked two military airfields in the south of Georgia for use by Israeli fighter-bombers in a potential pre-emptive strike against Iran.'
Tel Aviv has on many occasions threatened to launch air strikes against Iranian nuclear installations. Earlier in September Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel is determined to use 'any option' to stop Iran's nuclear work.
Rogozin said if a military operation against Iran goes ahead with the help of the Georgian government, he would have 'pity for Georgia, because Iran is certain to defend itself.'
PressTV
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