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Russia only sells defensive weapons to Iran - Rosoboronexport

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Russia only sells defensive weapons to Iran, in strict compliance with the international nonproliferation regime, Russia's state-run arms exporter said on Monday.
MOSCOW, December 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russia only sells defensive weapons to Iran, in strict compliance with the international nonproliferation regime, Russia's state-run arms exporter said on Monday. (Russian mobile surface-to-air missile systems - Image gallery)

"Only defensive systems are being supplied to Iran, including surface-to-air systems. Previously, Tor-M1 air-defense systems were supplied to Iran," Rosoboronexport said.

Iran's official news agency IRNA, quoting a deputy head of Iran's parliamentary foreign policy and security commission, reported on Sunday that Russia had started supplying components for S-300 surface-to-air missile systems.

Iran's Foreign Ministry has neither denied nor confirmed the report.

An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tel Aviv had received assurances from Russia that it had not started S-300 deliveries to Tehran.

A deputy chief of Russia's federal service for military cooperation said on Wednesday that military cooperation between Russia and Iran is designed to ensure regional stability.

"Military cooperation between Russia and Iran has a positive impact on stability in the region. We have been developing and will continue to develop this cooperation," Alexander Fomin said.

According to unofficial sources, Russia and Iran are currently in talks on a deal to sell Tehran advanced medium-range surface-to-air (SAM) missile systems.

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