Iranian Purchase TorM1 further update

Russia will deliver air defense systems to Iran - top general 19/04/2006 20:19 MOSCOW, April 19 (RIA Novosti) - The chief of the General Staff said Wednesday that Russia would honor its commitments on supplying military equipment to Iran. "We discussed supplies of military equipment to Iran, including the Tor M1, in the framework of bilateral cooperation, but it does not fall into the category of strategic weapons," Army General Yury Baluyevsky said after talks in Moscow with NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe General James Jones. "And I can assure you it will be delivered under the control of the relevant organizations," he said. At the end of 2005, Russia concluded a $700-million contract on the delivery of 29 Tor M1 air defense systems to Iran. [snip] Despite strong criticism from the United States, Russia has maintained that the systems could be used only to protect Iran's air space. Baluyevsky also said Russia's Armed Forces would not be involved in any military conflict in Iran. [snip] Baluyevsky said he did not discuss the Iranian nuclear program with Jones, although the issue is "on everybody's mind." [snip] The Iranian official [ Iran's Defense Minister, Mostafa Mohammad-Najar - MFI ] is currently on a three-day visit to the neighboring Central Asian republic of Azerbaijan to discuss bilateral cooperation in the defense sphere ........ Full RNIA Novosti story here Search results Novosti Search term = Tor M1