Russia-Iran S-300 missile systems deal

Dehghan said that no additional Russian specialists would be needed since all of the Iranian specialists working with the system had already gone through training.

TASS wrote:MOSCOW, April 23. /TASS/. The delivery of S-300 air defense systems to Iran is not a matter of near future, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the media on Thursday.

"I do not think that it is a matter of near future. It is far more important that a political and legal decision has been taken to open up such an opportunity," Ryabkov said.

He pointed out that the situation had changed drastically after the Russian president’s decision taken on April 13 to lift the freeze from the sale of S-300 to Iran.

sepheronx wrote:Probably mistranslation as it really doesnt make sense or fit into the whole article.
Those S-300 will be sent to Iran, as deputy defense minister does not trump president of country.

ТАСС wrote:МИД РФ: поставка С-300 Ирану не являются вопросом ближайшего времени

JT wrote:Report: Russia says no S-300 missile sales to Iran soon

TOI wrote:Russia says won’t deliver S-300 to Iran ‘in near future’

sepheronx wrote:Besides this one obscure article, cant find anything else.

The article said wont be delivored anytime soon, amd goes on to say about the push by Putin. My understanding may be that he means not soon as in not in few months because last I heard, it wont be delivored till late this year. Coming from a deputy defense minister raises an eyebrow, but it could be misquoting for how vague his statement was.

"I do not think it's a question of the nearest time (delivery of S-300 to Iran). More importantly, the decision to political and legal, which opens up the opportunity. As for timing, it is the subject of an agreement between Moscow and Tehran," - said Ryabkov.

Viktor wrote:Nothing has changed. The thing Ryabkov was referring to is that the new contract needs to be singed (approx. 1 month) afterwards Iran will get its missiles (by the end of this year).

The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia said Friday that "the conditions of supply of missile defense systems S-300 to Iran are confidential and will not be announced," reports RIA Novosti .

In April 2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree lifting the ban on the supply of S-300 systems to Iran, introduced after the accession of Russia to the resolution of the Security Council of the UN in 2010.

RIA wrote:VIENNA (Sputnik) — The issues related to the existing contract on deliveries of S-300 air defense systems to Iran are time-consuming and could not be resolved in a few weeks, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Thursday.

"In my experience, it is a rather complex and time-consuming issue. It cannot be resolved in a matter of days or even weeks," Ryabkov told RIA Novosti ahead of a fresh round of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna.

macedonian wrote:Yes, thanks Viktor.
There's also this from today.
We'll just have to wait and see (and hope for the best) I guess.

RIA wrote:VIENNA (Sputnik) — The issues related to the existing contract on deliveries of S-300 air defense systems to Iran are time-consuming and could not be resolved in a few weeks, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Thursday.

"In my experience, it is a rather complex and time-consuming issue. It cannot be resolved in a matter of days or even weeks," Ryabkov told RIA Novosti ahead of a fresh round of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna.

Werewolf wrote:I really hope they do sell the S-300 because of the US and Israel doing about Ukraine and are war mongering against russia.

Viktor wrote:Iranians wanted to sign a new contract by the end of this month ... it does not go that way nor that fast. In light of that was by my opinion Ryabkov statement.

It does not take much for journos to make a mess and now the whole thing will go to "invisibility" mode

Given US policiy in Ukraine I have no doubt Iran, Argentina and whoever will se the best of Russian weapons in many more nice defense contracts to come

Viktor wrote:

Werewolf wrote:I really hope they do sell the S-300 because of the US and Israel doing about Ukraine and are war mongering against russia.

Russia will sell I have no doubt but I hope Iran will order 6 new Lada class and 1000 T-14 and 30 S-300 batteries as well as 150 of Su-35BM and ton of other stuff needed to fend of pesky gringos.  

Yury Barmin @yurybarmin wrote:Russia asks Iran to drop the $4bn claim with the Geneva court over 2010 ban on S300 delivery.

Yury Barmin @yurybarmin wrote:This may mean that Russia and Iran have finally agreed on terms of the new #S300 deal and have set the delivery date

Iran will take delivery of Russian air defense systems this year. It was stated by the Minister of Defense of Iran General Hossein Dehghan prior to his visit to Moscow, Lenta.ru reports.

MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday confirmed its decision to deliver S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran, but said it could not yet announce a date.

"The decision on delivering S-300 to Iran has been taken but the realization of the project will take some time," Yevgeny Lukyanov, deputy head of Russia's security council, was quoted by Russian agencies as saying.

"As I understand, the time of delivery has not come yet," he said.

Talks on the controversial deal, which has been frozen since 2010, finished Monday with Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian pronouncing them a "success."

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Tuesday that the agreement is still being finalized.

President Vladimir Putin last month lifted a ban on supplying Iran with the sophisticated systems, following the landmark framework deal Tehran struck with the West over its nuclear program.

He said several days later that Iran is "demonstrating very high flexibility and clearly wishes to reach a compromise on this nuclear program," which is why Moscow lifted its own ban.

The decision sparked condemnation from Israel and concern from Washington, as it came before the lifting of the sanctions by the UN Security Council, which originally caused Moscow to freeze the deal.

Now Russia is arguing that the missile system is exclusively defensive and does not even fall under the sanctions.

Iran's Amir-Abdollahian predicted that the delivery would go through "at the soonest opportunity possible."

Iran's deputy oil minister Amirhossein Zamani-Nia said Monday he hoped for a total lifting of international sanctions later this year if world powers resolve all remaining contentious issues and strike the nuclear deal by its June 30 deadline.

http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/2012784

MOSCOW, June 2. /TASS/. The concern "Almaz-Antey" is ready to supply anti-aircraft missile systems s-300, including Iran, stated on 2 June the General Director of the concern Yan Novikov.
"With us, all restrictions are removed, there will be a contract, will supply s-300 including the Iranian Republic," he said.
Earlier, President Vladimir Putin has lifted restrictions on the supply of s-300 systems to Tehran. Russian officials have stated that the decision to deliver has been made, however, until the contract is finalized.
The implementation of the previous contract to supply s-300, concluded in 2007, was suspended due to UN sanctions against Iran, imposed in the fall of 2010. Later Tehran challenged the decision by anti-aircraft systems through the court