Tehran may sue Russia over S-300 missile deal row

A top Iranian lawmaker has said the country would sue Russia for the S-300 missile deal if it fails to deliver the system to Iran, reports Sifynews.

'The issue can be pursued legally if Russia does not provide Iran with missile system and in such a case compensation should be paid to Iran,' Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the chairman of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said on Sunday.

'We hope that Russia complies with its commitments as it did in case of Bushehr nuclear plant to secure its reputation in the region and the world,' Boroujerdi was quoted as saying by ISNA as saying.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on Wednesday, officially prohibiting the shipment of S-300 air defense missile systems, armored vehicles, warplanes and helicopters and warships to Iran in line with UN sanctions imposed against Iran following Tehran's refusal to halt its nuclear program.