Russia just sold $1,000,000,000 worth of ordnance to Iran. And Russia has always wanted 'access on demand' to the Indian Ocean. Iran is a big piece of the picture, IMO, but it ain't the WHOLE picture. (The TOR-M1 is presented as a defensive weapon. But then, I guess ALL weapons are defensive.) Folks suspect that they will be placed near uranium processing sites, because they are a right sonuvabitch in terms of both mobility and kill ratio.