Iran har mottatt første ladning av russiske raketter, som skal beskytte Irans atomanlegg, ifølge et russisk nyhetsbyrå.

«We have had constructive defense transactions with Russia and we purchased Tor-M1 missiles that were recently delivered to us,» the official Web site of Iranian state television quoted Minister of Defense Mostafa Mohammad Najjar as saying.

Najjar did not say how many missiles were delivered or when they arrived. Previously Moscow said it would supply 29 of the mobile surface-to-air missile systems to Iran under a $700 million contract signed in December 2005, Russian media has reported. (AP)