Operation Cast Lead

Seen here is a series of images released by the Israel Embassy showing Hamas strategic targets

Israel & Palestine

We have heard so much about their conflicts since forever. The conquest and retaliation will never ends in the conflict Gaza strip. The intended target escaped while the civilians were targeted by precision guided munition from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Who is the target? Is it Hamas? Why are they being targeted by the IDF? When Israel launched a military campaign codenamed Operation Cast Lead , many civilians were killed,home destroyed, and public infrastructure paralyzed. This starting entry is my research for Israel & Palestine ( Operation Cast Lead) post mortem.

S-300 issue

So nations are not allowed to even defend their skies? There is a good chance Russia gave Iran the system just like how America use to give the Afghans weapons against the soviets. There isn't much anyone can do about it but complain. Russia will just say it didn't gave Iran the weapons etc and play it off. If Iran really possessed S-300 system, the Israeli really have to buck up their SEAD capabilities in order for them to penetrate the Iranian skies. Anyhow it can swing either way whether they have it or not.

Russia Denies Delivering S-300 Missiles to Iran

MOSCOW - Russia on Dec. 22 denied that it was delivering sophisticated S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran, following reports it was about to supply the weapons to the U.S. arch-foe. "The information on the delivery of S-300 air-defense systems to Iran, which has appeared in certain media outlets, does not correspond to reality," Russia's military-technical cooperation agency said in a statement. Any arms sales to Iran would be carried out "abiding by all international obligations," the agency added. There have been contradictory reports about whether Russia was to supply S-300s which Iran could use to defend against an airstrike on its nuclear facilities. Russia's state-owned arms export firm, Rosoboronexport, said in a statement that it was delivering "defensive" anti-aircraft systems to Iran while not commenting on reports it was sending S-300s. "At present, only systems of a defensive nature are being delivered to Iran, including means of air defense," Rosoboronexport said. "Previously Tor-M1 systems were delivered to Iran." Tor-M1 air-defence systems, which Iran has acquired, have a shorter range than the sophisticated S-300s. However the Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed military source as saying the Russian defense ministry was preparing to hand the S-300s over to Rosoboronexport for delivery to Iran. "The delivery of the S-300s to Iran is expected to be carried out from Defense Ministry storage sites. Currently the S-300s are being prepared for transfer to Rosoboronexport and then their shipment to the customer," he said. The source said Russia was planning to deliver S-300PMU1 systems, which have a longer range than older versions of the S-300. "This is a purely defensive weapon, intended to protect especially important sites from aerial attack," he was quoted as saying. Last week RIA-Novosti news agency reported that Russia was selling S-300s to Iran, citing anonymous sources. Moscow had previously denied such a deal. Also the deputy head of the Iranian parliament's foreign affairs commission, Esmaeel Kossari, said last week that Russia was in the process of delivering the S-300 systems to Iran. The reports come amid persistent tension between Iran and the West over Tehran's disputed nuclear program, which the West fears could be used to develop nuclear weapons. The United States and its ally Israel have never ruled out an aerial attack against Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions

Source:http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3874099&c=MID&s=AIR

Russia has started shipping Iran S-300 Surface to air missiles.

Russia has begun supplying parts for the advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile defense system, according to an IRNA (Iranian national news agency) report on Sunday, which quoted Iranian politician Ismail Kosari. Russian S-300 missiles. Photo: AP Slideshow: Pictures of the week Iran and Russia, after years of negotiations, had finally struck a deal, Kosari was quoted as saying. According to Kosari, Iran's deputy chairman of the parliamentary commission on national security and foreign policy, Teheran will use the S-300 for border security. The Jerusalem Post could not immediately confirm the veracity of the report. Last week, Amos Gilad, the head of the Defense Ministry's Diplomatic-Security Bureau, urged Russia not to sell the S-300 to Iran. "The deliveries of dangerous armaments to our enemies won't serve the interests of peace and, for instance, can help Iran wipe Israel off the face of earth," Gilad was quoted by Interfax as saying. "So we expect Russia to demonstrate responsibility on the issue." Gilad was visiting Moscow and was quoted in response to a question about possible deliveries of the Russian S-300 air defense missiles to Iran. The S-300 is one of the most advanced multi-target anti-aircraft-missile systems in the world today and has a reported ability to track up to 100 targets simultaneously while engaging up to 12 at the same time. It has a range of about 200 kilometers and can hit targets at altitudes of 90,000 feet. The S-300 system was first deployed by the USSR in 1979 and was designed to defend large industrial and administrative facilities and military bases, and to control airspace against enemy aircraft. There are a number of countries throughout Europe in possession of the system, including Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Kazakhstan, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Ukraine and possibly Croatia.

source:http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1229868801007&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull