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Russia Confirms Missile Sales To Iran
April 24, 2006
The Russian-made TOR-M1 antiaircraft system (file photo) (epa)
Ivanov, who is visiting Beijing, was quoted by Russian news agencies today as saying that the sale to Iran will go ahead "unless there are some circumstances beyond our control."
Russia's Defense Ministry had previously said that Moscow would supply 29 sophisticated TOR-M1 air-defense missile systems to Iran for $700 million.
The United States last week called on all countries to stop all arms exports to Iran and to end all nuclear cooperation with it to put pressure on Tehran to halt uranium-enrichment activities.
(AP)