Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (L) walks down stairs upon his arrival in Ufa, Russia, the early hours of July 9, 2015. REUTERS/BRICS/SCO Photohost/RIA Novosti
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, after a deal was reached on curbing Iran's nuclear programme, that arms deliveries to Tehran will be possible if approved by the United Nations Security Council.
He also said Russia was counting on the United States carrying out a promise, which he said it had made in 2009, not to deploy missile defence systems in Europe once a nuclear deal was reached with Iran.
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