The United States imposed sanctions on three Russian companies and organizations - arms exporter Rosoboronexport, the Tula Instrument-Making Design Bureau, and the Kolomna Machine-Building Design Bureau - for allegedly selling missiles and weapons goods to Iran and Syria.
"Russian companies deliver to Iran products not prohibited by any international treaties or our [Russian] laws. We will be seeking the cancellation of these sanctions, just as we achieved cancellation of sanctions against Sukhoi," Sergei Lavrov told journalists upon arrival in Moscow after his U.S. visit.
Last July, Washington accused two Russian companies - combat jet maker Sukhoi and Rosoboronexport, as well as several counterparts from India and North Korea, of violating the U.S. Nonproliferation Act of 2000 by selling weapons to Iran. Russia denied any wrongdoing, saying all its weapons deals are in line with international regulations.
The sanctions against Sukhoi, the manufacturer of advanced Flanker fighters, and Rosoboronexport involved a ban on financial operations and the denial of export licenses.
The United States lifted its sanctions against Sukhoi in mid-November last year.
