Russia Working To Modernize Air Defence Missiles Intended For Iran, Kremlin Aide Says

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Source: Associated Press

By: The Associated Press
Thursday, Jul. 30, 2015 at 12:14 PM | Comments: 0

MOSCOW - A Kremlin official says that Russia is working to upgrade air defence missiles intended for Iran.

Vladimir Kozhin, a presidential adviser for arms trade, said Thursday according to the RIA Novosti news agency that the S-300 air defence missile systems are to undergo an upgrade before being delivered to Iran, since the original contract was signed a long time ago. He wouldn't offer specifics or say when the delivery would take place.

Russia in 2010 froze a deal to supply S-300 missile systems to Iran, linking the decision to U.N. sanctions.

President Vladimir Putin lifted the suspension in April after a framework Iran nuclear agreement, which earlier this month was followed by the final deal, which curbed Iran's nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions stifling its economy.


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1. No big surprise here.

Get modern air defense weaponry and then go back to doing what they denied they were doing in the first place.

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2. ...as most modern nation-states do.