Deal Finalised To Supply Russian S-300 Missiles To Iran
Moscow, April 16 (IANS) Iranian Defence Minister Hussein Dehgan announced on Thursday the finalisation of a deal by which Russia will supply Tehran with S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems. The US and Israel have opposed the deal.
"This issue is resolved. There is an agreement and we are already discussing the terms of supply," Dehgan said, according to the Efe new agency.
In Moscow, Dehgan recounted how six years ago, Iran signed an arms contract with Russia, but the agreement was suspended in 2010 following UN sanctions.
"We hope that the agreement is implemented," the Iranian minister said, adding that the contract would be updated to reflect the new circumstances.
Dehgan announced on Thursday that he intended to sign the contract during his visit, and that Tehran would receive the systems later in the year, after Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted the ban on supplying S-300 systems on Monday.
Most experts agree that Moscow and Tehran will sign a new contract, since the S-300PMU1 missile systems, which Russia was going to send Iran under the agreement signed in 2007, are no longer manufactured.
It is understood that Russia will supply Iran with five sets of the S-300VM Antey-2500 system, a modified version for S-300V system.
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