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Russia will send first S-300 missile system to Iran on Thursday

Russia will send the first S-300 air defense missile system to Iran on Thursday, Russia\'s RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday quoting an unidentified source.
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February 17, 2016

Russia will send the first S-300 air defense missile system to Iran on Thursday, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday quoting an unidentified source.

The missile system will be delivered under the terms of an earlier contract.

Russia to sign contract this year to sell Su-30SM fighter jets to Iran

Russia will sign this year a contract with Iran to supply a batch of its Sukhoi Su-30SM multi-role fighter jets to the Islamic Republic, RIA news agency on Wednesday quoted a senior official at Russia's arms export agency as saying.

Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan is visiting Moscow this week. He met the Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the Kremlin said, giving no further detail.

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