MOSCOW — An Israeli envoy urged Russia today not to sell weapons to Iran that could be used to attack the Jewish state, a news agency reported.

The Interfax news agency quoted Israeli Defense Ministry envoy Amos Gilad as saying Israel expects Russia to respect his country's interests.

"The deliveries of dangerous armaments to our enemies won't serve the interests of peace and, for instance, can help Iran wipe Israel off the face of earth," Gilad said. "So we expect Russia to demonstrate responsibility on the issue."

Gilad, who was visiting Moscow, was responding to a question about possible deliveries of Russian S-300 air defense missiles to Iran.

Some Russian media have claimed that a deal has already been struck to sell the missiles, but Russian officials have denied it.

Russia has previously sold Tor-M1 air-defense missiles and other weapons to Iran in deals criticized by the U.S. and Israel. The long-range S-300 is a much more advanced weapon that would make any potential Israeli strike at Iran's nuclear facilities more difficult.