A contract on the delivery of advanced S-300...
Russia signed a contract with Iran on the supply of at least five S-300 air defense systems to Tehran in December 2005. However, there have been no official reports on the start of the contract"s implementation.
"Iran is ready to receive these systems and our Russian colleagues have assured us that they will meet their obligations," Seyyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi said at a news conference at RIA Novosti in Moscow.
"Several technical issues [in the contract"s implementation] have emerged, and we hope they will be resolved soon," the diplomat said without specifying the problems.
Many experts believe Moscow has refused so far to honor the S-300 contract due to pressure from Washington and Tel Aviv.
Both the United States and Israel have not ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to resolve the dispute over Iran"s nuclear program and have expressed concern over S-300 deliveries, which would significantly strengthen Iran"s air defenses.