Russia rejects Germany’s criticism over S-300 delivery to Iran

‘Russia’s Foreign Ministry has rejected Germany’s criticism over Moscow’s recent decision to deliver S-300 missile systems to Iran.

An unnamed source at the ministry made the comments after German Chancellor Angela Merkel censured Russia for the planned delivery and called for lifting “sanctions [against Tehran] together,” Russia’s Tass news agency reported on Wednesday.

The Russian official said when United States and European Union member states, including Germany, imposed “illegitimate sanctions” on Iran, “neither Germany’s chancellor, nor any other Western leader recalled the need for acting together.”’

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