Russia may offer Antei-2500 weapons to Iran instead of S-300s.

Russia may offer Antei-2500 weapons to Iran instead of S-300s.(RBH).

Russia is willing to come up with a proposal on settling a dispute with Iran regarding the aborted delivery of S-300 air defense missile systems, Kommersant reported with reference to sources close to the Russian military-technological cooperation system and Kremlin sources.

"The cancellation of the decree signed by Dmitry Medvedev in 2010 [on severing the contact for S-300] is not under consideration," a Kremlin source told Kommersant. "We are considering the possibility of supplying Iran with systems not falling under the restrictions," he said.
The sources close to the military-technological cooperation system said the matter could imply possible shipments of Antei-2500 systems to Iran, which are a modified version of the S-300V system designed for ground forces and which are not legally subject to the 2010 decree.
"If our Iranian partners accept our proposal, this would help strengthen Russia's positions as a reliable partner in military-technological cooperation. This will also be a reason for Iran to withdraw its lawsuit from a court and put an end to this dispute, which nobody needs," a source close to the Rosoboronexport agency said.
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