The US government continues to study the effect on the United States of possible sanctions against Russia for its delivery of S-300 air defense systems to Iran, Department of State spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Monday.





WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� Iran�s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari told Sputnik earlier in�June the implementation of�the Russia-Iran agreement on�the delivery of�S-300 air defense systems goes according to�plan, and Tehran hopes that all systems will be delivered by�the year�s end.
"We are still examining what the repercussions would be on�our end of�that," Kirby said. "We are continuing to�examine what it would mean for�us in�terms of�the sanctions regime."


In 2007, Russia and Iran signed a $900-million deal for�the delivery of�five S-300 missile systems to�Tehran. In 2010, Russia suspended the contract, citing a UN Security Council resolution that placed an arms embargo on�Tehran until�it proved the peaceful nature of�its nuclear program. Iran filed a lawsuit against�Russia over�the incident in�the International Court of�Arbitration.

In 2015, Moscow annulled the S-300 delivery ban, after�Iran and six world powers, including Russia, reached a framework nuclear agreement that stipulated lifting sanctions in�exchange for�Tehran maintaining the peaceful nature of�its nuclear program.

On April 11, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that Russia had made the first contracted delivery of�the S-300 systems as�scheduled.

By Sputnik