Iran says has not bought Russian missiles

Reuters
Monday, Sept 1, 2008

Iran denied on Monday it had bought Russia’s advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, after Israeli defense sources said the Islamic Republic could take delivery of the weapons by the end of the year.

Western and Israeli experts have said that if Tehran acquired the S-300 missile batteries it would make any strike by Israel or the United States on Iran’s nuclear sites tougher.

Iran is involved in a row over its nuclear plans. The United States and Israel say Tehran wants to build atomic bombs despite Tehran’s denials. They have not ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to resolve the dispute.

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Asked whether it had bought missiles from Russia, including the S-300 system, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said: “No such thing is correct.”

He also told the news conference: “Our missile and technical capability completely depends on Iranian scientific capability, as has been demonstrated so far.”

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