Iranian Defense Minister: Moscow and Tehran to sign S-300 contract next week

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Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted the ban on the supplies of S-300 to Iran in April 2015 after six world powers stated significant progress in talks with Iran on the country’s nuclear program, SANA reports.

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Under the 2007 contract, Moscow pledged to deliver to Tehran five battalions of S-300 medium-range air defense systems worth $800 million. Iran made an advance payment of $166.8 million. No supplies followed up to the middle of 2010, according to TASS.