MojNews- Seyed Abbas Mousavi , the spokesman of Iran&#۳۹;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to the question of MojNews correspondent said: “We have made no request to purchase S-۴۰۰ air defense systems from Russia , and we do not have a need for it, either. Our own engineers have already built a similar system which is just as good as its Russian version”.

In late May, US-led Bloomberg reported, citing its sources, that Russia had refused to sell Iran its S-۴۰۰ air defense systems, claiming that Russia explained its decision by saying that such a move would escalate tensions in the region.

Reacting to the report, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said Iran has made no such request. "Let them continue spreading [fake news],” he told Sputnik on Friday.