Iran Seeks S-300 Delivery

Nov. 12, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi urged Russia on Wednesday to deliver on an air-defense contract that the two countries signed and ignore Israeli pressures for delaying the deal.

Vahidi said Moscow was under an obligation to carry out the contract to provide S-300 missiles to Tehran, the semiofficial ILNA news agency reported.

A senior Iranian lawmaker warned Russia on Sunday not to delay delivery of the S-300s, which Russia signed a contract to sell to Iran in 2007.

(AP)

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