Foreign Ministry: "Tor-M1" to Iran were delivered legally

The deliveries of Russian complexes "TOR-M1" were carried out in strict accordance with the norms of international law. This was stated on Friday by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Kamynin, ITAR-TASS reports.

According to him, "military-technical cooperation of Russia and Iran is carried out on the basis of specialized international legislation and on the basis of bilateral contracts." “Tors -M1 deliveries” were carried out in accordance with the bilateral contract and taking into account the fact that Iran is not under sanctions that clearly prohibit export to the country of this type of weapon, ”the diplomat said.

The other day, Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov said that Russia completed the supply of Iranian Air Defense Complexes "TOR-1M". "We put Iran with modern Small Air Defense Acts" TOR-1M ".

According to Ivanov, this cooperation does not violate the UN resolutions related to sanctions against Iran. “We proceed from international rules and develop military-technical cooperation with this country,” the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized. “If Iran needs defensive weapons, then we are ready for such cooperation,” Ivanov said.