Russian missiles delivered to Iran: Ivanov

by DIG THE HEAVY | January 16, 2007 at 02:56 pm

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ΩMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has delivered new anti-aircraft missile
systems to Iran and will consider further requests by Tehran for
defensive weapons, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on
Tuesday.

"We have supplied the modern short-range anti-aircraft systems TOR-M1 in accordance with our contracts," Ivanov told reporters. "Iran is not under sanctions and if it wants to buy defensive ... equipment for its armed forces then why not?"

A defense ministry source later told Reuters deliveries of hardware
under the $1 billion deal, which has been criticised by the West, have
not yet been completed..........Read More