Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 18
By Umid Niayesh - Trend:
Iran unveiled the long-range Bavar 373 air defense complex during a military parade.
Bavar 373 air defense system is stronger than Russian S-300 missile defense system, IRNA reported Apr.18.
Russia signed the contract in 2007 to sell Iran five S-300 ground-to-air missile systems. The $800-million contract to deliver S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran was cancelled in 2010 by then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, falling in line with the UN sanctions imposed on Iran due to its disputed nuclear program. In turn, Tehran filed a currently pending $4-billion lawsuit against Russia in Geneva's arbitration court.
Then Iran announced that it is preparing to build its own defense missile complex domestically with name Barvar 373.
Russia President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to lift the ban over delivering a long-overdue missile system S-300 to Iran on April 13.