12.11.2009, 13:33
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Zitat:Russia 'obligated' to deliver S-300, says Iran
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi says Moscow has a ""contractual obligation"" to deliver the advanced S-300 air defense system to Tehran.
""We have made a deal with the Kremlin to buy S-300 defense missiles,"" said Vahidi in a Wednesday interview with ILNA news agency.
""We don't think Russian officials would want to be seen in the world as contract violators,"" he added.
Vahidi urged Moscow to keep its side of the bargain with regards to the missile system's delivery, regardless of strong Israeli pressure to quash the deal.
In response to Israel's war rhetoric against Iran, Tehran has decided to acquire the sophisticated S-300, a mobile land-based system designed to shoot down aircrafts and cruise missiles.
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