Iran’s defense minister Tuesday announced that Russia delivered a powerful S-300 air-defense missile system to the Khatam al-Anbiya base as part of an arms deal revived after the Islamic Republic reached a framework nuclear agreement with world powers last year, The Washington Post reported.
Russian officials said that they planned to deliver at least four more of the missile systems – which are compared to the U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missile system – by the end of the year, the newspaper added.
“It’s a sophisticated piece of military apparatus,” State Department Spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said, adding that the U.S. objected to the sale though it didn’t violate U.N. Security Council resolutions. “We’ve made our concerns known for quite some time on this particular piece of equipment.”
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/05/11/powerful-russian-missile-system-arrives-in-iran.htmlSaid when the funds were released that Iran would go shopping - and for the best rather than "the best their allies have to offer."
