U.S. State Department said Washington would block sale of Su-30 to Iran

At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs told lawmakers that the Obama administration would block the sale of Su-30 fighters by Russia to Iran at the U.N. Security Council.

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Thomas Shannon added that such a sale is required to get approval from the council.