a recent visit to the Russian leader 's vacation home that `` Israel does n't intend to deliver any strike against Iran . '' '' -LSB- Peres -RSB- said we are a peaceful country , we will not deal such a blow , '' Medvedev said in the interview , broadcast Sunday on `` Fareed Zakaria GPS . '' `` Therefore any deliveries of systems -- defensive systems -- which are aimed at protecting can not increase danger , they should reduce it . '' Medvedev was referring to Russia 's agreement to sell Iran its S-300 anti-aircraft missile system , which he said is in keeping with international law . The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported Monday that Peres used his influence to persuade Washington to abandon its plans to base a missile defense shield system in Poland and the Czech Republic , a proposal that had rankled Moscow . In exchange , Moscow agreed to support `` imposing sanctions on Iran , '' Maariv reported . The United States and Russia have disagreed over Iran and over possible steps the U.N. Security Council may take -- including imposing sanctions -- to push Tehran to comply with U.N. demands concerning
JERUSALEM -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Israel on Monday restated its long-standing policy regarding Iran after Russia 's president indicated that Israel had taken the military option off the table . The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff , Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi , says , `` Israel has the right to defend itself . '' `` Contrary to reports , all options -LSB- are -RSB- on the table on the issue of preventing Iranian nuclear weapons capability , '' Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon posted on his Twitter account . The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff , Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi , also weighed in , telling Israel Army Radio that `` Israel has the right to defend itself , and all options are open . '' `` The IDF 's working premise is that we have to be prepared for that possibility , and that is exactly what we are doing , '' he said . The issue stems from reports that Israel may have struck a deal with Russia regarding Iran and its controversial nuclear program . Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told CNN 's Fareed Zakaria last week that Israeli President Shimon Peres told him in