MOSCOW. Nov 17 (Interfax-AVN) - There are no grounds for Russia to revise the contract on the supplies of Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, Mikhail Dmitriyev, director of the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service, said on Friday.
"The contract on Tor systems is at the realization stage, the process is going well, and we will comply with our obligations fully and on time. There are no grounds to revise contract conditions," Dmitriyev told Interfax-AVN.
At the same time, he did not say whether shipment of Tor-M1 systems to Iran has actually started.
Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told reporters in Oslo on November 1 that Tor-M1 systems being supplied to Iran have restricted application and cannot be used as offensive operations.
"There was much speculation about a contract to deliver Tor-M1 short-range air defense systems to Iran, signed in December 2005. First, this system cannot be used in offensive operations and, second, this system has limited application and is only capable of defending a small sector of Iran's territory," the Russian defense minister said.
"Our cooperation with Iran is not large-scale in this area. In cash terms, Iran ranks in the third 'league' of our importers," Ivanov said.