The United States warns Iraq of the "consequences" of buying Russian S-400 systems

[The SC]

Washington warned on Thursday that Iraq and other countries were behind the
consequences of buying deals for Russian weapons, according to the CAATSA Act.

In response to a question on the possibility of acquisition of Baghdad's S-400 air defense systems, US State Department spokesman Heather Neuert said the United States was talking to many countries, including Iraq, to explain the significance of the law and the possible consequences of these countries holding defense deals with Russia.

Neuert said she did not know whether the deal was signed between Iraq and Russia on the "S-400" systems or not.

Earlier, the head of the Russian Federation's Defense and Security Committee, Victor Bondarev, said Syria, Iraq, Sudan and Egypt were candidates for Russian S-400 systems. The Russian ambassador to Baghdad, Maxim Maximov, reported that the Iraqi side is in the process of issuing new applications for the purchase of Russian-made weapons and may include the S-400 systems as well.

On August 2, US President Donald Trump signed the law "Countering America's Enemies Through Sanctions" against Russia, Iran and North Korea.

In the autumn of 2017, the US administration published a list of personalities and companies operating in the Russian defense and intelligence sectors, each of which deals faces US sanctions.

The US State Department announced that the US law, which came into force on Jan. 29, had inflicted a loss of about $ 3 billion on the Russian military industries, a figure that Victor Bondarev said was "taken from a vacuum."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described US sanctions against the Russian military industry as "unfair competition" aimed at keeping Russian arms out of the market in a blackmail way.

Lavrov said Washington was also trying to persuade Latin American countries, Asia and Africa to abandon the purchase of Russian weapons and military equipment in exchange for compensation with US alternatives.

Source: Novosti

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[TheCamelGuy]

Great, buy it. Better to seal the deal in secret until all F-16 deliveres are complete 2019).

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

In all honesty most countries of world need to protect their interest with minimum deterrence

 

[XDescendantX]

The U.S. wants every country to buy their air-defense systems from them (U.S.) only. That way the U.S. and their Zionist masters can hit the kill switch when needed.

 

[Trango Towers]

Actually I am extatic that the US is doing this....in time the world will understand that you either bow to America as well as pay them or you be independent and not buy from them......eventually this policy will only hurt the American industry.

 

[TheCamelGuy]

Actually I am extatic that the US is doing this....in time the world will understand that you either bow to America as well as pay them or you be independent and not buy from them......eventually this policy will only hurt the American industry.

The worse thing is that 2-4 years ago Iraq requested to purchase air defense systems from the US. The US refused to offer Patriot SAM's but rather HAWK systems. They initially even refused AH-64 Apaches and won't sell AMRAAM and AIM-9X. Not exactly ideal for a country surrounded by Turkey, Iran, GCC.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Every one loves Turkey

 

[ADIL SHERDIL]

What soviet failed trump is doing to US. They have started bullying other countries openly with sanctions but this will only go worse. In near future US would be the laughing stock and organisations like United Nation and general council and other like it which are mostly financed by US will stop getting funds and world will tilt toward new power. Demise of United State has started.

 

[mangekyo]

Great, buy it. Better to seal the deal in secret until all F-16 deliveres are complete 2019).

Hope Iraq remembers Irans contribution in organising PMU and defeating ISIS in Iraq, and give us some F16's as thanks

 

[Taimoor Khan]

God, America is behaving like a rejected hooker who didn't get paid for her services. Pakistan, Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, north korea,....

 

[TheCamelGuy]

Hope Iraq remembers Irans contribution in organising PMU and defeating ISIS in Iraq, and give us some F16's as thanks

You can visit Karbala, pretend ur religious and eat for free instead.

 

[Zhukov]

USA is becoming a Joke.
Every one is sick of this bully super power

 

[mangekyo]

You can visit Karbala, pretend ur religious and eat for free instead.

Yes, because a trip to Karbala is cheaper than eating bananas in Iran. Lol