S-300 missile deliveries to Iran will not threaten regional security

(VOVworld) – S-300 missile deliveries to Iran wouldn’t threaten regional security, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the welcoming ceremony during a summit of Caspian Sea regional leaders in the southern city of Astrakhan, on September 29, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

Lavrov made the remark the day after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree removing a ban on delivering the anti-missile system to Iran. He said that, due to the previous signing of a framework agreement between Iran and the P5+1 in Lausanne, Switzerland, Russia believed that the self-imposed ban was no longer necessary. The S-300 missile system is developed to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles and would not threaten any nation’s security, he added.