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Iran agreed a concealed $589 million arms woody with Russia to get thousands of precocious shoulder-fired missiles, the Financial Times reported connected Sunday (February 22, 2026).
The agreement, signed successful Moscow in December, commits Russia to present 500 man-portable “Verba” motorboat units and 2,500 “9M336” missiles implicit 3 years, the FT said, citing leaked Russian documents seen by the FT and respective radical familiar with the deal.
Reuters could not instantly verify the report.
Under the woody the deliveries are scheduled successful 3 tranches, moving from 2027 done 2029, the FT said.
The woody was negotiated betwixt Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport and the Moscow typical of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the FT said.
Tehran formally requested the systems past July, according to a declaration seen by the FT. In June past year, U.S. forces struck Iran’s 3 main atomic sites arsenic the state joined Israel’s subject run against Iran.
President Donald Trump said Iran’s cardinal atomic facilities were destroyed successful the attack. However, according to a preliminary U.S. quality appraisal astatine the time, the U.S. airstrikes did not destruct Iran’s atomic capableness and lone acceptable it backmost by a fewer months.
Iranian officials person repeatedly said Tehran had recovered from the harm incurred during the warfare and that its capabilities are amended than ever.
Russia has a strategical partnership pact with Iran, though it does not see a communal defence clause. Earlier successful February, a Russian naval corvette conducted manoeuvres with the Iranian navy successful the Gulf of Oman this week, according to Russia’s Defence Ministry.
