Iranian official: Iran wants to buy helicopters and fighters from Russia

According to Sardar Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Iran intends to purchase helicopters and fighter jets from Russia, which could significantly change the balance of the air force in the region in favor of Tehran, citing the Iranian news agency Tasnim.

Major General Mohammad Bagheri is on an official visit to Moscow, and Tasnim reports that on October 18, together with his Russian counterpart, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, they discussed directly the purchase of Russian weapons systems, helicopters, fighters, training planes, etc.

Iran and Russia have a history of arms markets, with Tehran spending $ 10 billion on MiG-29, Sukhoi-24, and Kilo-class submarines in the early 1970s. Iran later bought radar systems, defense systems, and military transport trucks. In 2015, information emerged, from Sorena Satari, scientific vice president, that Iran has an interest in buying Su-30 fighters from Russia.