Iran has purchased Russian S-300 air defense systems to safeguard the country's national security, deliveries of these systems have been partially completed, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said Wednesday.





MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Dehghan added that he did not discuss potential arms contracts at�a meeting with�Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on�the sidelines of�the the Moscow International Security Conference as�the meeting focused on�Russia-Iran joint efforts to�fight global terrorism.
"Iran bought S-300 to�ensure the country's security in�face of�existing and potential threats. The delivery schedule envisions different timeframes. Some of�the deliveries have been completed while the remaining part will be certainly supplied in�the future," Dehghan said in�an interview with�RT television.


The minister also stressed that Tehran is not planning to�buy advanced S-400 Triumf air defense systems from�Russia.


S-300 (NATO reporting name SA-21 Growler) is a missile defense system designed to�fire surface-to-air missiles at�aerial targets such as�helicopters, warplanes and cruise or ballistic missiles.
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