Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has assured the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee that Iran will receive compensation from Russia since the Kremlin, under a pressure from the West and Israel, reneged on a contract to sell the S-300 missile system to Iran, MP Hossein Naqavi said .

Naqavi stated that the defense minister also briefed MPs on the parliamentary committee about the production of long-range missiles, military sovereignty over Iran’s 20 percent share of the Caspian Sea, and the repulsion of the West’s cyber attacks against the Islamic Republic.

Naqavi, who is the rapporteur of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, told reporters that Vahidi also elaborated on the Defense Ministry’s plans to build long-range missiles.

“Brigadier General Vahidi announced that the move (construction of long-range missiles) has started, with a reliance on our scientific and technological expertise and successes have been made,” the MP added.    

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