Obama's BFF Iran to Receive Five Russian S300 Missile Defense Systems in First Stage.

Obama's BFF Iran to Receive Five Russian S300 Missile Defense Systems in First Stage. (IMRA).

TEHRAN (FNA - FARS News Agency)- Moscow is capable of delivering five S300  air defense missile systems to Tehran in the first stage of their cooperation, Russia's local media said.

Interfax quoted a senior Russian General as saying that "supplying Iran with the S300 missile system, would compensate the geopolitical mistake Russia did during last years".

On Monday, Russia's Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that supplies of the Russian S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran may begin any moment in line with the relevant decree signed by the Russian president,

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday to lift the ban on the delivery of S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran.

"The decree stipulates… no delays," Peskov told journalists adding that the second provision of the decree states that "it comes into force on the day it was signed."

Putin’s decision on Monday to lift embargo on the deliveries of S-300 air defense missile systems came in the wake of progress achieved at the Iran nuclear talks in Switzerland over a week ago paving the way for the international community to lift sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said also on Monday that Russia’s embargo on deliveries of S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran was no longer in need due to progress in the resolution of the situation around Iran’s nuclear program.

This year, Lavrov continued, the six international negotiators, after a regular round of talks with Iran, "stated" on April 2 in Lausanne "substantial progress in settling Iran’s nuclear problem."

"The G5+1 stated progress in the settlement of Iran’s nuclear program. Political frameworks of the final agreement were coordinated. They received a high assessment everywhere on the international arena," he said.

"S-300 is an air defense missile system, which is of a purely defensive nature. It is not designed for attacks and will not put at risk the security of any regional state, of course," Lavrov said.

"Meanwhile, for Iran, taking into account the very tense situation in the region surrounding it, modern air defense systems are very important," he said.

Also on Monday, Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan hailed the Russian president's Monday decision to repeal the ban prohibiting the delivery of S-300 missile air defense systems to Iran, describing it as a prelude to the widening and enhancement of Tehran-Moscow relations in all fields.

Earlier this month, a leading Russian defense expert said that his country may resume the deal to deliver S-300 surface-to-air defense systems to Iran.

After negotiators from Iran, the United States and other world powers agreed on April 2 to a framework for a final agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that a UN arms embargo against Iran should also go.

"Lifting sanctions on Iran, including the arms embargo, would be an absolutely logical thing to do,” said Igor Korotchenko, who heads the Global Arms Trade Analysis Center think tank in Moscow.

“Of key importance to us is the delivery of the upgraded S-300 missiles to Iran… A contract to this effect could be resumed on terms acceptable to both Moscow and Tehran,” he added.