Russia, Iran Talks on S-300 Missiles End in ’Success’

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Moscow and Tehran had concluded talks on the delivery of Russian S-300 missiles to Iran which should take place "quite" soon, Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said.

"The negotiations on the subject have ended in success. I estimate that the S-300 delivery will take place in quite a short time," Amir-Abdollahian said in Moscow.

"It will be done at the soonest opportunity possible," he added after meeting his Russian counterpart Mikhail Bogdanov.

Further, the Russian foreign ministry had not confirmed the announcement, but he noted the "importance of maintaining a regular Russian-Iranian dialogue" in a statement Monday.

Tehran had previously said the missiles would be delivered by the end of the year.

Though, the sale of the missiles was blocked in 2010 by former president Dmitri Medvedev, but in April President Vladimir Putin gave the go ahead after Tehran struck a landmark deal in Lausanne with the West over its nuclear program.

Consequently, Moscow said progress in nuclear talks between Iran and world powers meant there was no longer a need for it to prohibit exporting the surface-to-air missiles to Tehran.

The sale sparked strong condemnation from "Israel" and triggered concern in Washington.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team