Russia: Iran sanctions won't sink missile sale

A top Russian senator said on Friday that sanctions being discussed by world powers against Iran would not affect current Russian contracts with Tehran, Interfax news agency reported.

The statement from Mikhail Margelov, the head of the Federation Council's Foreign Affairs Committee, comes after some diplomats had said that the sanctions under discussion would prevent Russia from delivering S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran under an existing contract. (Reuters)