Ministry of Defense of Ukraine – April 18, 2023
Russia has started transferring Su-35 fighter jets to Iran within its agreements with the country.
A video featuring a warplane flying over Iranian territory was released on social media on Tuesday.
The footage caught the moment when one fighter was landing at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran.
According to eyewitnesses, the arrival of at least three Russian-made Su-35s was recorded.
Back in December 2022, Western intelligence reported that Russia was going to hand over Su-35 fighter jets to Iran in exchange for military assistance. The Biden administration has accused Russia of providing advanced military equipment to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters, and fighter jets, as part of deepening cooperation between the two countries.
The commander of the Iranian Air Force reported back in the fall that the purchase of Russian Su-30 fighter aircraft, which was planned earlier, has now given way to plans for the purchase of Su-35 fighter jets.
Back in December 2022, Western intelligence reported that Russia was going to hand over Su-35 fighter jets to Iran in exchange for military assistance. The Biden administration has accused Russia of providing advanced military equipment to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters, and fighter jets, as part of deepening cooperation between the two countries.
The commander of the Iranian Air Force reported back in the fall that the purchase of Russian Su-30 fighter aircraft, which was planned earlier, has now given way to plans for the purchase of Su-35 fighter jets.
In January 2023, the agreement to purchase Russian fighter jets was confirmed by Shahriar Heydari, a member of the parliamentary commission on Iran’s national security and foreign policy.
He mentioned that the aircraft would be delivered to the country already at the beginning of the new year according to the Iranian calendar, i.e. after March 21. Russia also trained Iranian pilots to operate the Su-35 fighter jet.
In March, the Permanent Mission of Iran to the UN announced the completion of a contract with Russia to purchase Russian Su-35 fighter jets. The value of the contract and the number of fighter jets were not disclosed.
Initially, these planes were intended for Egypt, and Moscow and Cairo signed the contract for their supply in early 2019. The value of the deal was estimated at $ 2 billion. However, later Egypt refused the aircraft, probably due to problems with the flight characteristics of the Russian Su-35.
In 2022, 21 Su-35 fighter jets, which were assigned to Egypt, were stationed on the territory of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin.
Moscow and Tehran could agree on the supply of fighter jets in exchange for help in the war with Ukraine.
Note – April 23, 2023
Egypt backed out of the deal to buy a squadron of Russian Su35 due to U.S. pressure. Hence, Cairo didn’t finalize the deal because of problems with the flight characteristics of the Su-35s but because of U.S. interference. Ed.
I bet these planes are fitted with the best Russian jamming kit. Look out Israel, they’ll make you look like fools if you try it.
You could almost draw a line around Russia, China, North Korea and Iran and produce one huge bloc of allies. Iran doesn’t have a land border with Russia but you could draw the boundary across the Caspian Sea and then you’ll have your gigantic bloc. That bloc will pose a big problem for those who plan to attack it,
because even though many places around that long border will be porous and foreign forces may be able to penetrate in places, the landmass contained within is too big to occupy for long. And each individual member produces weapons systems making them all capable of defence or attack even before they supply different weapons to each other.
All the countries in the world that won’t place themselves under the thumb of the USA. Know they must stand together. Europe is weak, so is America