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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Russia says missile delivery to Iran delayed for technical reasons


A senior Russian official said Wednesday the delivery of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran has been delayed for unspecified technical reasons, Interfax news agency reported.

Russia will deliver the surface-to-air missiles to Iran after the technical flaws have been repaired, Interfax quoted Alexander Fomin, deputy head of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, as saying.

"The delay is due to technical problems. The systems will be delivered when these problems have been resolved," Fomin said without providing details.

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