RUSSIA AND IRAN IN NEWS

http://wsws.org/articles/2012/may2012/rapt-m02.shtml The Pentagon has dispatched F-22 Raptors, the most advanced American warplanes, to the United Arab Emirates in a provocative escalation of US war threats against Iran. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/04/30/iran-us-stealth-fighter-deployment-to-uae-harmful/ Iran's defense minister said Monday that the deployment of American military stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates will damage regional security, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported.Gen. Ahmad Vahidi's comments were the first official reaction to media reports of the recent deployment by the U.S. military of F-22 Raptors to the UAE's Al Dafra Air Base. The base has long hosted U.S. warplanes."Basing American F-22 in an Emirate's base is a harmful action and damages regional security," Gen. Vahidi was quoted as saying. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17937795 Russia says it is prepared to use "destructive force pre-emptively" if the US goes ahead with controversial plans for a missile defence system based in Central Europe http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/3/russia-threatens-strike-nato-missile-defense-sites/ Russia’s top military officer warned Thursday that Moscow would strike NATO missile-defense sites in Eastern Europe before they are ready for action, if the U.S. pushes ahead with deployment.