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Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan says Iran will fully receive the remaining consignment of the Russian S-300 missile defense system in a month, Press TV reports.

"We have completely taken delivery of the S-300 missile system. The main part of the system has been transferred to Iran, and the remaining part is being loaded for transfer which will be completed in a month,” he told reporters on Saturday.

Dehqan said the country will decide on where to station the system in accordance with threats posed against the country’s “sensitive points.”

Commenting on the defense cooperation between, Russia, Iran, Hossein Dehqan over the past three years, the defense ministers have held five meetings
Addressing bilateral defense cooperation, Dehqan said the collaboration was aimed at “fighting instability and insecurity, the establishment of peace and security, and the eradication of terrorism in the region.”

“We will keep up the cooperation until the attainment of the intended goals,” Dehqan said in his Saturday remarks.

The Iranian defense minister also referred to Russian aircraft’s current use of the Nojeh airbase near the western Iranian city of Hamedan, which Moscow started recently for logistical purposes aimed at enhancing its operations over Syria.

The aircraft use the base for stopover, meaning that they are not “deployed” at the outpost, Dehqan said, adding that the airbase is being used to help Russian warplanes target terrorist gatherings and equipment at Syria’s request.