European missile shield to stay in place regardless of Iran threat

The US does not consider the nuclear concessions Iran made in Geneva a reason to abandon the European missile shield project, said spokesman of the White House Jay Carney, RIA Novosti reports.He noted that the agreement signed on the Iranian nuclear program was temporary and was not the final solution.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that realization of agreements of six mediators and Iran should affect US plans for the missile shield. The US used Iranian missile threats as an excuse to continue formation of missile defenses in Europe.

The US does not consider the nuclear concessions Iran made in Geneva a reason to abandon the European missile shield project, said spokesman of the White House Jay Carney, RIA Novosti reports.

He noted that the agreement signed on the Iranian nuclear program was temporary and was not the final solution.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that realization of agreements of six mediators and Iran should affect US plans for the missile shield. The US used Iranian missile threats as an excuse to continue formation of missile defenses in Europe.