I agree with the German journalist. They shouldn't bow to the West. They fought hard and had to live with suppressed freedoms to stop US from trying to infiltrate their nation over the years. The time from the Islamic revolution to present, the US has been trying to gain their influence back. As for Russia, they need to abide by their contracts. As they say, the s-300 is a defensive weapon and they signed a contract to supply Iran. They are baulking at the behest of USA and Israel. Not good for Russia's international image. Breaking contracts looks bad. Kissing up to empires and countries that wage endless wars also looks bad. They want Iran and the rhetoric is similar to that before Iraq. Last thing Russia needs is a fire lit beneath its belly and to have its anger directed at Russia.

I truely hope that Iran is capable of defending itself because one way or the other the warmongers will have their way. They may have to wait until Obama is voted out in a few years time, or they may provoke something (false flag attack perhaps) much sooner. Iran is surounded by the US and the US is slowly tightning a noose round the neck of Iran through sanctions and limiting its access to resources. Should they try to finally tighten the noose by imposing a navel blockade and resticting air and land travel accross US controlled areas they may well push Iran into a confrontation. Fortunately the global recession has limited the ability of the US to wage war on a large scale - it can only just pay for its global empire, Iraq and Afghanistan - any more and it would be financially cripped. Unfortunately however they could still do severe damage to Iran simply by using existing missile assets in the region. Dangerous times ahead...........

I thnk RT is doing a briliant job by discusing such issues. Russia shud keep its word with Iran n defy the war mongers, US N israel

It is ludicrous to support Iran against western powers when its own citezens do not have the freedom and civil rights which people in the west enjoy. The Iranian regime is flawed and its religious leaders are hypocrites for this reason Israel has every right to fear an attack from Iran's government, which has always been in favour of removing Israel from the face of the earth. It has openly for several years promised that it would carry this act out. The Iranian regime may have legitimate cause to promote atomic power for its country's use but its advancement in the hands of a war mongering legislative currently ruling Iran must be a real cause for concern.

I do agree with the journalist,you have one state in the Middle-East with nuclear weapons why not Iran or anybody else should not have it?,if nobody had it then we can debate.