(Jerusalem Post) Iranian ambassador to Russia Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi announced on Thursday that Iran has filed a lawsuit against Moscow at the International Court of Justice for failing to deliver the S-300 air defense system to Iran, despite a UN resolution that prohibits weapons contracts with the Islamic Republic, Iranian semi-official news agency Fars News reported. Tehran and Moscow signed a contract in 2007 which guaranteed the delivery of "at least five" S-300 air defense systems, according to the report. Although Russia originally assured Iran that it would deliver the system, considerable Western pressure eventually convinced Moscow to cancel the deal.
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