Iran and Russia have secretly agreed to a weapons deal worth an estimated 500 million Euros (approximately 9.9 trillion Indonesian Rupiah). The agreement involves the procurement of thousands of advanced, shoulder-fired missiles from Russia.
The deal, revealed by the Financial Times, comes as geopolitical tensions continue to rise in the Middle East and could further complicate regional security dynamics.
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Presiden Iran Masoud Pezeshkian dan Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin. (Foto: dok, Reuters)
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The clandestine arms agreement between Tehran and Moscow was reported by the Financial Times on Sunday, February 22nd, based on leaked Russian documents and information from sources familiar with the deal.
According to the report, the agreement includes the supply of 500 “Verba” portable launchers and 2,500 “9M336” missiles over a three-year period. Reuters has not independently verified the report.
Deliveries Scheduled Over Three Years
The deal, signed in Moscow in December of last year, stipulates that Russia will deliver the weapons in three stages, beginning in 2027 and concluding in 2029, the Financial Times reported.
Negotiations for the agreement were conducted between Rosoboronexport, Russia’s state arms exporter, and representatives from Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).
Following Israeli Strikes
Tehran formally requested the weapons systems in July of last year, according to the contract reviewed by the Financial Times.
The request came roughly a month after Israel launched a large-scale series of attacks against Iran in June, with the United States participating in the bombing of key Iranian nuclear facilities.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Iran’s main nuclear facilities had been destroyed in the attacks. However, a Washington intelligence assessment at the time determined that the U.S. Bombing did not eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities, but merely slowed its operations for several months.
Tehran officials have repeatedly asserted that Iran has recovered from the damage sustained during the war and that its capabilities are now stronger than ever.
Russia maintains a strategic partnership with Iran, though it does not include a mutual defense clause. Earlier this February, a Russian Navy corvette conducted maneuvers with the Iranian Navy in the Gulf of Oman.
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