The chief of Russia's general staff says Russia has dropped plans to supply Iran with S-300 missiles because they are subject to international sanctions. Nikolai Makarov was quoted as saying that "a decision has been taken not to supply the S-300 to Iran. They undoubtedly fall under sanctions," in an apparent reference to UN sanctions. Makarov, however, did not give a definitive answer when asked whether the missile contract itself had been scrapped. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had previously said that the S-300 missile supplies would not be affected by UN sanctions against Iran, agreed in June, that imposed...