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Tehran to withdraw S-300 lawsuit against Moscow |
2015-12-27 |
![]() "We have confirmation from the Iranian side of the withdrawal of the lawsuit, and i believe that it will take place in the near future," Manturov said in the interview with Vesti v Subbotu (Saturday News) show on Rossiya-1 television. Last week, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that the "unconditional withdrawal" of the lawsuit was one of the conditions for delivery of the S-300 systems that, according to Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai, started in November. Moscow and Tehran signed an $800-million deal for the delivery of five S-300 missile systems in 2007. In 2011, Iran sued Russia after Moscow suspended the contract in 2010, citing a UN Security Council resolution that placed an arms embargo on Tehran over its nuclear program. In April 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted the S-300 delivery ban, shortly after the six world powers and Iran reached a framework nuclear agreement to remove all economic sanctions against Tehran in exchange for guarantees of the peaceful nature of its nuclear activities. |
Posted by:Steve White |