Russia has been decreasing the amount of nuclear assistance that it provides to Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 20).  The drop in aid has become a concern in Iran, Ha’aretz reported today.

Private Russian companies have sold Iranians civilian goods that can also be used to help make chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, according to Ha’aretz.  A key remaining Israeli concern is the transfer of missile technologies, which is often unmonitored by Russian authorities, Ha’aretz reported (see GSN, Oct. 23).

Even though Russia’s nuclear assistance to Iran is decreasing, “there is much leakage from Europe, through commercial and other ties,” Sharon said (Aluf Benn, Ha’aretz, Dec. 6).

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