DM: Iran pursues delivery of S-300 missiles from Russia

TEHRAN. November 23. KAZINFORM Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Sunday that the country is still pursuing Russia's commitment on delivering S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

Vahidi had said earlier on Tuesday that there was no official news over the cancellation of delivery from Russia of S-300 missiles.

    The S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, which is to be delivered to Iran according to a 2007 agreement, was developed as a system against aircraft and cruise missiles for Soviet Union's anti-air defense branch, but later variations were also developed to intercept ballistic missiles.

Russia has said that technical causes were the main reason for the delay in delivery, according to earlier reports of the official IRNA news agency; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

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