Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN announced on Saturday the conclusion of an agreement with Russia for the purchase of fourth-generation Su-35 fighter jets, reports the Iranian publication IRIB.
Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN announced on Saturday the conclusion of an agreement with Russia for the purchase of fourth-generation Su-35 fighter jets, reports the Iranian publication IRIB.
The Permanent Mission of Iran stated that the Su-35 fighter jets were technically acceptable to the country, and after October 2020 and the end of restrictions on the purchase of conventional weapons by Iran based on UN Resolution 2231, an agreement was concluded for their purchase.
Iranian media claim that the Russian fighter “is one of the most powerful fourth-generation fighters in the world.”
No details – neither about the cost of the contract nor about the number of aircraft that Iran will receive from Russia – have been made public. However, IRIB reported that Iran is in talks with several other unnamed countries to purchase the fighter jets.
Earlier, the Israeli media, referring to their data, indicated that it could be 24 fighter jets.
Moscow and Tehran have stepped up security cooperation in recent months amid Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine. Including, according to media reports, Russia is seizing some Western weapons and equipment on the battlefield and sending them to Iran, where, according to the US, Tehran will try to modify these systems.
Iran’s receipt of Su-35 aircraft could seriously disrupt the regional balance of power, with far-reaching consequences for the entire region.
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