Iranian Defense Minister General Hossein Dehghan earlier said that the first shipment of Russian S-300s would be made in the first quarter of 2016.

Tehran has shown interest in the deliveries of Russian S-400 air defense systems but the two countries are not currently holding any negotiations on the topic, Kabulov said.

“No, there are no talks being held on the S-400. The Iranians have noted that they would principally be happy to receive them, but there haven’t been any negotiations,” Kabulov told RIA Novosti.

A number of news outlets earlier cited Hossein Dehghan as saying that Tehran could purchase the S-400s from Moscow if necessary and that the issue was apparently being discussed.

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