Russia to Deliver S-300 Air Defense Systems to Iran in August-September

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The first delivery of Russia's S-300 missile defense system to Iran will take place in August or September this year, RIA news agency on Friday quoted Sergei Chemezov, the head of Russia's industrial conglomerate Rostec, as saying.

Relatively, the agency quoted an unnamed source earlier as saying that first S-300 missiles would be shipped to Iran already in February. However, it is now scheduled between August and September.

In the context, Chemezov said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal: "I think we will deliver the S-300 by the end of the year...The first delivery will be in September or August."

The $900-million Russia-Iran 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.

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

According to Iranian military officials, Russia and Iran are expected to fulfill the S-300 contracts in 2016.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team