Russia says Iran sanctions do not bar missile deal

 Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that new UN sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program do not oblige Moscow to scrap a controversial deal to deliver surface-to-air missiles to Iran.

Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko spoke after the Interfax news agency cited a Russian arms industry source as saying Russia would freeze its unfulfilled contract to sell S-300 missiles to Iran because of the sactions. (Reuters)