Russia's Putin : "Iran Is Not Afraid" Of US, Israel "Believe Me"

by Darryl Mason - Oct 17, 2007

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that he is backing Iran against the full force of the NeoCon-led propaganda campaign designed to force people in the US, the UK, Australia and across Europe to accept the 'reality' of the need for a new war in the Middle East.

Putin recently declared that Iran does not possess nuclear weapons, is not pursuing a nuclear weapons program and poses "no threat" to any nation, least of all the United States.

But the NeoCons have their heart set on bombing Iran before President Bush leaves office, and they don't let the fact that nobody, including President Bush himself, acknowledges that Iran currently poses a nuclear weapons capability threat, to mess with their blood-soaked dreams.

Putin made clear that Iran feels no fear from the threats of military action coming from the United States or Israel :

"Threatening someone, in this case the Iranian leadership and Iranian people, will lead nowhere," Putin said Monday during his trip to Germany. "They are not afraid, believe me."

Support amongst US allies for a War On Iran is thin, at best, and the United States closest Iraq War ally, Australia, recently pledged to not support any military action on Iran. France has also retreated from a 'pro-war' position on Iran, as has the United Kingdom.

But barely known to most in the West is that Putin is not alone in backing Iran against the threats of military strikes from the United States and Israel. Putin has the support of China, most of the 'Stans (including Afghanistan and Pakistan) and more than a dozen other countries who have lined up with China and Russia under the umbrella of new trade and economic alliances.

Putin also recently told a summit of energy-rich Caspian Sea bordering nations that they should not allow the United States to use their territory for staging attacks on Iran.

In the past two years, Iran has cut new energy deals with China, Russia, Pakistan and India worth hundreds of billions of dollars. China and Russia have both publicly stated that their energy deals with Iran fall under the "national interest" category, which the US and Australia used to justify their illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Trade and economic alliances are always backed by military alliances, as shown by recent joint war games hosted by China and Russia. How else do you defend to the hilt your trade interests other than with the force of your military?

Just to ram home the point that Russia and China will not tolerate any attacks on Iran, Putin has now placed his arsenal of long range, strategic bombers on airborne stand-by for the rest of October. They will be patrolling most of the world's skies, with a particular focus on the Pacific, interestingly enough at the same time the United States will be holding some of its biggest airborne 'war games' in decades.

Putin also recently told a summit of energy-rich Caspian Sea bordering nations that they should not allow the United States to use their territory for staging attacks on Iran.