Iran Defense Minister Confirms Receipt of Russian S-300 Systems

© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankA serviceman stands near an S-300 surface-to-air missile system. (File)
A serviceman stands near an S-300 surface-to-air missile system. (File) - Sputnik International
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Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan confirmed the delivery of the Russian-made S-300 air defense systems, noting that they were already partially deployed in the country, Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee spokesman Seyed Hossein Naghavi Hosseini said Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Hosseini, cited by the local Fars news agency, Dehghan made the statement about the receipt of S-300 air defense systems at the committee's meeting earlier on Wednesday.

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On Tuesday, head of Russia's Rostec corporation Sergei Chemezov said that Russia is planning to complete the deliveries of the S-300 air defense systems to Iran by the end of 2016.

On April 11, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that Russia had made the first contracted delivery of the S-300 systems as scheduled. Iran unveiled its first S-300 systems during an annual Army Day parade in mid-April.

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The $900-million Moscow-Tehran contract to deliver five Russian S-300 systems to Iran was signed in 2007. It was suspended after the adoption of UN Security Council sanctions on Iran in mid-2010.

In April 2015, Russia resumed the talks on the S-300 deliveries following a framework agreement on the landmark deal ensuring the peaceful nature of Tehran’s nuclear program.

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