Russia: "very alarmed" by Iran's failure to cooperate with IAEA

Russia says it is "very alarmed" by Iran's failure to cooperate with the IAEA. The Foreign Ministry said Friday that talks on a sanctions resolution could start soon.

Meanwhile, the ministry also said Moscow would honor a contract to deliver S-300 air defense systems to Iran and cautioned against politicizing the deal.

Iran struck an agreement with Russia on buying S-300 systems several years ago, but Russia has delayed the supply of the anti-aircraft missiles.

Iranian technicians outside the reactor building at the Bushehr nuclear power plant. (AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)