Director general of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said that Russia has been supplying Iran with air defense systems and several types of radio electronics, while continuing negotiations on military-technical cooperation.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) � Russia has been supplying Iran with air defense systems and several types of radio electronics, while continuing negotiations on military-technical cooperation, director general of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Monday

"The list of�weapons prohibited to�be delivered to�Iran does not apply to�a number of�arms, including air defense systems, several types of�radio electronics. The Russian Federation through�Rosoboronexport is maintaining contacts exactly in�these areas and delivering exactly these types of�weapons to�Iran," Anatoly Isaykin said in�an interview with�Rossiya-24 television.

In 2007, Russia and Iran signed a $800-million deal for�the delivery of�five S-300 missile systems. In 2011, Iran sued Rosoboronexport in�the Geneva Arbitration Court after�Moscow suspended the contract in�2010, citing a UN Security Council resolution that placed an arms embargo on�Tehran.

In April 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted the ban on�the contract, shortly after�the P5+1 group of�international negotiators and Iran reached a framework nuclear agreement to�remove all economic sanctions against�Tehran in�exchange for�its pledge to�cut back on�uranium enrichment and the number of�centrifuges in�the country.

In August, an Iranian Defense Ministry source told Sputnik that the delivery of�the S-300 systems could pave the way for�new deals between�the two countries.

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