Iran says will purchase Russian Su-35 fighter jets
Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva told Russian news agency Sputnik that Tehran has agreed to the purchase of Su-35 fighter jets from Russia.
The Iranian mission added the Su-35 fighter jets are technically acceptable to Iran and thus, after October 2020 and the end of Iran’s restrictions on conventional weapons purchases (UN Resolution 2231), Iran finalized the deal to buy them.
According to the mission, following the end of the Iraqi-imposed war in 1988, Iran asked a bunch of countries to sell fighter jets, and Russia said it was open to selling.
The mission added no details will be published about the issue as it is classified.
Earlier media reports cited military experts as saying that Iran will soon receive 24 of the fourth-generation twin-engine, super-maneuverable Su-35 fighter jets that are primarily used for air superiority missions.
Iran and Russia have signed major deals in recent months to boost their economic, trade, energy and military cooperation.