Despite the "mythical" Iranian nuclear threat becoming a thing of the past, ballistic missile defense is still being built in Eastern Europe, President Vladimir Putin said.





MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� A "mythical" nuclear threat posed by�Iran has become a thing of�the past, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
"A mythical Iranian nuclear threat, which was used as�a justification for�construction of�a ballistic missile defense, has become a thing of�the past, but�the facilities of�missile defense structures are still being constructed in�Eastern Europe," Putin said at�the meeting with�Russian diplomats.


On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 group consisting of�Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany signed a historic deal to�guarantee the peaceful nature of�Tehran's nuclear activities in�exchange for�sanctions relief.

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