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5 S-300 units were to be sold.
A system that is not going to make a major difference to Iranian air -defense. Iran probably needs about 100 such SAMs with 5000 actual missiles...along with about 1000 medium M1-Tor systems with 30,000 missiles. Finally 40,000 23mm, 40mm,100mm and 130mm AA guns.
Iran does not have that air-defense capacity, or the industrial base to produce them.
The S-300 is from 1979, and is considered old technology that NATO has managed to compromise and counter through observation and spying, when the system was sold around the world.
However with the sale open again, it is now in the realm of diplomatic gesture and Iran should take delivery of the 5 S-300 systems from Russia immediately.
Russia has 1000 such systems, and forms its primary long range missile defense SAM system in place. Russia has also developed the S-400 and the S-500. Iran has been offered the S-300 2500 Antey which has greater capabilities.
Putin has overcome the Kremlin Jewish lobby, finally after 5 years. The talk about the international sanctions being imposed, and the need for Russia to adhere to them was and is nonsense.
None of the sanctions imposed illegally against Iran since 1979 have been lifted, thus far......SO?
Putin is STILL providing a corridor through Russia to re-supply the USA/NATO forces in Afghanistan, whilst the Pentagon and CIA flood Russia with Afghan heroin.
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Breaking News: Putin lifts ban on S-300 missile system supplies to Iran!
By the Saker
MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to lift the ban on supplies of S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran.
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“The decree cancels the ban from transit through Russia (including by air), transportation outside the territory of Russia to the Islamic Republic of Iran and also handover to the Islamic Republic of Iran outside the territory of Russia with the use of ships and aircraft flying the Russian state flag of the air defense missile systems S-300,” the Kremlin’s press-service has said.
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The decree is effective immediately.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to make a statement on the decision to lift the ban soon.
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It introduces amendments to the presidential decree of September 22, 2010 on measures for implementing the UN Security Council’s Resolution 1929 of June 9 2010. The sub-item concerning S-300 has been removed from it.
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The implementation of the Russian-Iranian contract of 2007 for supplying the S-300 systems was suspended following the introduction of sanctions against Iran in September 2010. Tehran later protested that decision in court.
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Shortly after Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited Iran last January the US Department of State said that supplies of Russian air defense systems to Iran would be unacceptable. In the meantime, Iran has repeatedly voiced the hope Russia would eventually agree to provide the launchers.
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The head of the Rostech corporation, Sergey Chemezov, in February said that Russia had offered Tehran to buy the upgraded system Antey-2500 instead of S-300 and that Iran was still considering that option and remained undecided. The US Department of State said it had no objections to Russia’s alternative proposal to Iran.
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S-300 systems (NATO reporting name SA-10 Grumble) are designed to defend major facilities from air attacks. They are considered to be some of the world’s most capable anti-aircraft missile systems.
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“The decree cancels the ban from transit through Russia (including by air), transportation outside the territory of Russia to the Islamic Republic of Iran and also handover to the Islamic Republic of Iran outside the territory of Russia with the use of ships and aircraft flying the Russian state flag of the air defense missile systems S-300,” the Kremlin’s press-service has said.
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The decree is effective immediately.
.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to make a statement on the decision to lift the ban soon.
.
It introduces amendments to the presidential decree of September 22, 2010 on measures for implementing the UN Security Council’s Resolution 1929 of June 9 2010. The sub-item concerning S-300 has been removed from it.
.
The implementation of the Russian-Iranian contract of 2007 for supplying the S-300 systems was suspended following the introduction of sanctions against Iran in September 2010. Tehran later protested that decision in court.
.
Shortly after Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited Iran last January the US Department of State said that supplies of Russian air defense systems to Iran would be unacceptable. In the meantime, Iran has repeatedly voiced the hope Russia would eventually agree to provide the launchers.
.
The head of the Rostech corporation, Sergey Chemezov, in February said that Russia had offered Tehran to buy the upgraded system Antey-2500 instead of S-300 and that Iran was still considering that option and remained undecided. The US Department of State said it had no objections to Russia’s alternative proposal to Iran.
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S-300 systems (NATO reporting name SA-10 Grumble) are designed to defend major facilities from air attacks. They are considered to be some of the world’s most capable anti-aircraft missile systems.
