Russia won't deliver S-300 missiles to Iran any time soon

The supply of the Russian S-300 missile defense system to Iran "is not a matter of the nearest future," a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday.

"It is more important that a political and legal decision, which opens up such a possibility, is taken," said deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov, according to TASS official news agency.

Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to lift the freeze on the sale of S-300 systems to Iran on April 13, following the progress made in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.

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