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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: January 25, 2007 |
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Iran has received a Russian air defense missile system, the Iranian defense minister said Wednesday. "We have had constructive defense transactions with Russia and we purchased Tor M-1 missiles that were recently delivered to us," the official website of Iranian state television quoted Minister of Defense Mostafa Mohammad Najjar as saying.
Iran's announcement came as it launched three days of military maneuvers -- its first since the UN Security Council approved sanctions against Iran on December 23. Just days ago, Iran barred 38 inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from entering the country.
The United States last year called for an international halt of arms exports to Iran, and for an end to nuclear cooperation Iran as a means of pressuring it to halt uranium enrichment. Israel has also criticized arms deals with Iran. Iran denies US accusations that it is using its nuclear power program as a cover to develop nuclear weapons.
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