U.S. government and its allies, Britain and France in particular, have been urging Russia stop supplying weaponry to President Bashar al-Assad's forces, while they were trying to convince EU countries to lift an arms embargo against foreign-backed terrorists fighting the Syrian government.

 

One of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the latest Yakhont surface-to-air missiles were delivered recently, the New York Times reported.

The disclosure comes just over a week after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested that he raised the issue of arms transfers to Syria during talks in Moscow this month.
   
 

The first U.S. official also confirmed a report that Russia has deployed a dozen or more warships to patrol waters near its naval base in Syria.
   
 

“This is not necessarily a deterrence approach designed specifically for Syria. It's probably a broader power projection for the Russian navy," the official said.
 

  
The New York Times also quoted unnamed US officials as saying the missiles could be used to counter any potential future foreign military intervention in Syria.
Without confirming details, Russia's foreign minister said Russian supplies did not break any international rules.
 

A Zionist regime’s newspaper also reported that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has failed to convince Russia to stop supplying sophisticated weapons to Syria.