Russia has fulfilled a contract to sell air defence missiles to Iran, Russian news agencies have reported.
Russia "completed in full the delivery of Tor-M1 missiles to Iran," ITAR-Tass quoted the head of the country's state-run weapons exporter, Rosoboronexport, as saying.
Defence Ministry officials had said Moscow would supply 29 of the missile systems to Iran under a $700 million contract signed in December 2005, according to Russian reports.
Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said last week that at least some of the missiles had been sent, the first high-level confirmation that their delivery took place despite US complaints.
The United States last year called on all countries to stop all arms exports to Iran, as well as end all nuclear co-operation, to put pressure on Tehran to halt uranium enrichment activities. Israel has also severely criticised arms deals with Iran.
Russian officials say that the missiles are purely defensive weapons with a limited range and argue that the Tor-M1 deal, involving conventional weapons, does not violate any international agreements.
AP