Russo-Iranian S-300 Deal: a New Agreement?..............
“MP Mahdi Sanaie, the chairman of the Iran-Russia parliamentary friendship committee, says Moscow is seeking a “new agreement” on the delivery of the S-300 missile system to Iran…… The contract for the sale of the missile system was signed in 2005, and Iran paid the money for it, and some steps have even been taken for the delivery of the missiles to Iran, he explained. “Of course, it is expected that the missile system will be delivered to Iran. However, from time to time, some issues have been raised as preconditions for the delivery, and recently the Russians have announced that a new agreement should be signed by the two countries before the shipment of this system,” said Sanaie, who is a member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. Russia must be aware of the fact that nowadays the market is filled with defensive weapons and currently there are systems which are more advanced than the S-300 missile system, he added……..” Tehran Times
This item in the Tehran Times indicates the degree of Iranian frustration with Russia’s cat-and-mouse game about the S-300. By now the Iranians probably want the missile defense system more for its political value than for any military value. The frustration is underlined by this comment: “Russia must be aware of the fact that nowadays the market is filled with defensive weapons and currently there are systems which are more advanced than the S-300 missile system…”
Which makes one wonder why they don’t cancel and get their money back, if they can.
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