Iran Has Made A Secret Deal With Russia
3- 22.02.2026, 20:43
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Amid possible U.S. strikes.
Iranian representatives in December signed a secret agreement in Moscow with the Russian side on the purchase of portable anti-aircraft missile systems "Verba" for about €500 million, according to Financial Times citing leaked Russian documents and sources familiar with the details of the deal.
According to the contract, Russian state company Rosoboronexport is to supply Iran with 500 Verba MANPAD launchers and 2,500 9M336 missiles between 2027 and 2029. The documents specify the cost of one missile at €170,000 and a launcher at €40,000. The total value of the contract is €495 million.
"Verba" is a portable anti-aircraft missile system of the latest generation. It is equipped with a 9M336 missile with a three-spectral infrared homing head, which increases resistance to heat traps and interference. The complex is designed to engage low-flying targets - airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles and drones. It is launched from a portable unit that can be carried on the shoulder, and can be used by mobile units without deploying fixed radar facilities.
According to the FT, Tehran made a formal request for the complexes last July - shortly after the 12-day war with Israel, during which, as the publication notes, Iran's integrated air defense system was significantly weakened. In that campaign, the US briefly joined Israeli strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites.
The publication stresses that the agreement came to light amid a US military buildup in the Middle East by the Donald Trump administration, which, according to the FT, is demanding that Tehran agree to limits on its nuclear program, threatening strikes otherwise.
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