Iran to upgrade missiles, get Russian defence system
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DUBAI - Iran will unveil an upgrade of its Emad ballistic missiles this year, the defense minister was quoted as saying, advancing a program that has drawn criticism from the United Nations and sanctions from the United States.
The Islamic Republic would also start taking delivery of an advanced Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system in the next two months, Hossein Dehghan added - a system that was blocked before a landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
"We will unveil the next generation of Emad with improved precision in the next (Iranian) year (starting from March 20)," Dehghan was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency late on Tuesday.
"The Emad misisle is not a violation of the nuclear deal or any UN resolution since we will never use a nuclear warhead (on it). It's an allegation," he said, adding that mass production would begin in the near future.
