Despite strong opposition from the United States, Russia began the delivery of Tor-M1 air defense missile systems to Iran.
“Deliveries of the Tor-M1 have begun. The first systems have already been delivered to Tehran,” the ITAR-TASS news agency quoted an unidentified Russia defense ministry official as saying.
The high-ranking official didn’t say when the delivery was made or how many systems were delivered.
The Tor-M1 is a fifth-generation integrated mobile air defense system designed for operation at medium, low and very low altitudes against fixed/rotary wing aircraft, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle), guided missiles and other high-precision weapons.
The Russian-Iranian contract, signed in December last year, is the biggest arms deal both countries have ever signed.
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