Iran reportedly buying high tech arms from Central Asia
Dated 1/6/2006
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Iran is shopping for military high-tech weapon systems from three Central Asian nations for the last two months and is paying great sums for them.
Iran has sent nine delegations in the past two and half months to Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan to scout for high-tech air defence platforms.
Though formal agreements are yet to be signed due to minor differences, Iran is attempting to buy these weapons on a fast track in the background of a possible confrontation with the West over the nuclear issue.
Details of weapons ordered have not been received, but Iran has been trying to obtain long-range systems to neutralize any Western adventurism.
Iran claims to have received some anti-aircraft missiles and air-to-air missiles from a Central Asian nation which can engage the enemy at a distance of two hundred kilometres.
