Iran says S-300 deal will secure region

Iran hails Russia’s decision to lift a ban on supplying Iran with sophisticated S-300 air-defense missile systems as a step toward “lasting security” in the region.

“The development of bilateral cooperation [with Russia] and with neighboring countries in various fields can be very effective for lasting stability and security in the region,” Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan is quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA, referring to “extra-regional threats and the development of terrorist activities.”

Iranians burn and stomp on Israeli and American flags during demonstration against the Saudi-led coalition’s Operation Decisive Storm against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran on April 13, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/ATTA KENARE)
Iranians burn and stomp on Israeli and American flags during a demonstration against the Saudi-led coalition’s Operation Decisive Storm against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, outside the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, April 13, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/Atta Kenare)

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