Russia has no intention to sell tanks to Iran

Russia has no intention of selling tanks to Iran, the chief of the federal service for military-technical cooperation Alexander Fomin has said, TASS reports.

"Such deals might be possible only when the bans are gone. Tanks, ships, missiles and other attack weapons fall under UN sanctions," he said.

The official has also pointed out that Russia is not working on "absolutely new " contracts to supply Iran with weapons.