Russia threatened Tehran with sanctions due to a C-300 suit
Russia announced a possible revision of the attitude towards Iran’s nuclear program if it does not withdraw a lawsuit against the Russian Federation for refusing to supply C-300 anti-aircraft systems, writes in its latest issue Kommersant. If this does not happen, Moscow will deprive Teheran of support in the nuclear issue.
Recently it became known that the Iranian side filed a lawsuit in the International Arbitration Court of Geneva against the Russian company Rosoboronexport, which canceled the agreement on the supply of anti-aircraft guns. Tehran faces a fine if the C-300 supply contract is not fulfilled.
According to the source of "Kommersant" from the presidential administration of the Russian Federation, this issue has already moved from the judicial to the political plane. If Iran continues its actions aimed at promoting this process on the world stage, it will have to resolve issues on the nuclear program on its own.
Refusal to supply weapons to Iran came from the Russian side after the introduction of international sanctions. Rosoboronexport officially canceled the contract signed at 2007, and returned an advance payment of $ 166,8 million. Under this agreement, Iran was to receive five C-300 complexes worth about $ 800 million.
Many Western countries, particularly the United States and Israel, suspect Tehran of developing nuclear weapons under cover of the peaceful atom program. The authorities of the Middle East countries claim that all their work in this direction is carried out only to provide the country with electricity. There are four UN Security Council resolutions on Iran, they provide for various sanctions. The government of this country is demanding full transparency of the nuclear program and proof of its peaceful orientation.
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