Russia says U.S. partners in Europe not threatened by Iranian missiles - RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday assertions that an Iranian missile programme represented a threat to the United States' NATO partners in Europe were unfounded, RIA news agency reported. A U.S. missile defence shield in Romania is on the verge of being activated almost a decade after Washington proposed protecting NATO from Iranian rockets. Russia firmly opposes the missile shield. (Reporting by Alexander Winning; Editing by Janet Lawrence)