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Iranian defense minister says only S-300 missile systems purchased
Iranian defense minister says only S-300 missile systems purchased from
Russia
Restrictions on the supply of offensive weapons, including warplanes and
tanks, to Iran, still remain and will stay in place until 2020
February 01, 16:19 UTC+3
http://tass.com/defense/928450
TEHRAN, February 1. /TASS/. The Islamic Republic of Iran has not recently
purchased any weapons from Russia apart from the S-300 missile systems
delivered last year, the country’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan told the
Tasnim news agency on Wednesday.
He said earlier that Iran did not plan to purchase the S-400 missile systems
but the country was interested in buying warplanes. “We don’t have a need
for other wide range air defense systems so we don’t plan to purchase them.
Consultations with Russia on a possible purchase of the Sukhoi aircraft are
on the defense ministry’s agenda. We need to strengthen our air forces,” the
minister said in August 2016.
International sanctions against Iran remained in effect until recently, most
sanctions were lifted after the implementation of the Iranian nuclear deal
began on January 16, 2016. However, restrictions on the supply of offensive
weapons, including warplanes and tanks, to Iran, still remain and will stay
in place until 2020.
Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=72118
