Countdown to Israel
Attack: Russia Lifts Ban on Missile Sales to Iran
by Joel B. Pollak 13 Apr 2015
Russia announced
Monday that it will sell Iran advanced S-300
surface-to-air missiles. The decision, which ends an embargo dating back
to 2010, shows that President Barack Obama is
rapidly losing control of the international consensus on Iran.
It also sets Israel a deadline to attack Iran–since Israel
has treated the S-300 system as a “red line,” and has attacked Syria several times recently to prevent advanced
Russian air defense and anti-ship missile systems from becoming operational.
Some Israeli analysts have recently suggested that
Israel will only attack Iran if the regime’s nuclear program poses a direct
and imminent threat–if the “sword is at the throat.”
However, it is likely that Israeli strategists have
another deadline in mind–namely, the point where a military attack against Iran
is no longer feasible. Currently, Iran has weak air defenses and would not be
able to do much to stop an airstrike. However, the Russian missiles will
advance its defensive capabilities.
Effectively, then, Putin is calling the world’s bluff. He is
setting a deadline for Israel to make a fateful choice, and daring the Obama
administration to intervene. More
broadly, he is unraveling the P5+1 process that the U.S. has dominated
recently–chiefly by leading the way in offering concessions to Iran. The
“framework” of Lausanne is still murky, and a final deal is a long way
from done, but Putin is already challenging the U.S. leverage that brought
about the conditions for negotiations.
Putin knows full well that he is triggering an Israeli countdown–and
he has been happy to do so in the past. From his point of view, it makes little
difference whether Iran or Syria actually use the weapons he is selling them,
so long as their money is good and the two regimes remain somewhat dependent on
Russian protection.
For Israel, though, the question of war with Iran is no
longer theoretical. It is something Israeli leaders–and the Obama
administration–must face immediately.
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