Iran : Iran wants Russia to fulfill missile contract.

Byline: Mamta03

Iran is urging Russia to deliver on an air-defence contract the two countries signed and ignore Israeli pressures for delaying the deal.

Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi says Moscow is under an obligation to carry out the contract to provide S-300 missiles to Tehran. His remarks were carried by the semiofficial sem·i·of·fi·cial
adj.
Having some official authority or sanction.

semi·of·fi ILNA ILNA Iranian Labor News Agency
ILNA Illinois Numismatic Association
ILNA Indian Languages Newspapers Association
ILNA International and Local Network Association
ILNA Inspector Led Neighbourhood Area (UK) news agency on Wednesday.

Russia signed a contract in 2007 to sell the S-300 surface-to-air missiles This is a list of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). Radar-guided SAMs

Akash Missile - India
Arrow - Israel
Aster - United Kingdom/France/Italy
Bloodhound - United Kingdom
Ground launched AMRAAM - NASAMS (AIM-120 AMRAAM AAM) - Norway

to Iran but hasn't made any deliveries or given an explanation for the delay. The S-300 are capable of shooting down aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missile warheads.

The U.S. and Israel oppose the deal because it would significantly boost Iran's air defence capabilities at a time of tensions over Tehran's nuclear program.

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