Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Russia May Scrap Iran Missile Delivery: Report

Russia's S-300 air defence system on display at a 2001 military parade in Kiev. Russia may shelve the delivery of its advanced missile system to Iran, amid mounting tensions between Tehran and the West. (AFP/Pool/File/null)

From Yahoo News/AFP:

MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia may shelve the delivery of its advanced S-300 air defence missile system to Iran, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, amid mounting tensions between Tehran and the West.

"Such a possibility is not excluded. The question must be decided at a political level, especially as the contract was worked out on a purely commercial basis," the unnamed source told the news agency.

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