Iran confirms arrival of 1st shipment of Russian S-300 missile system

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari on Monday confirmed the delivery of the first shipment of S-300 missile system to Iran, Mehr news agency reported.

"We had already announced that despite several times of change in time of delivery, the deal is on its path of implementation and today I should announce that the first part of these equipment has arrived in Iran and delivery of other parts will continue," Mehr quoted the spokesman as saying at a weekly press conference.

He said the first part of the Russian advanced defense missile system was shipped to Iran through Caspian Sea, according to the Mehr report.

Source: Xinhua