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Iran seeks to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, says air force commander

The purchase of Su-35 fighter jets from Russia is on the agenda of the Iranian Air Force, Commander of the Iranian Air Force Hamid Vahedi said

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, May 30, 2022, a Russian Su-25 ground attack jet fires rockets on a mission at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. AP/PTI(

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The purchase of Su-35 fighter jets from Russia is on the agenda of the Iranian Air Force, Commander of the Iranian Air Force Hamid Vahedi said.

The final decision on the purchase of Su-35 fighters rests with the Iranian Army Command and the Armed Forces General Staff Command, Vahedi told Iran's BORNA news agency in an interview on Sunday.

In August 2022, Western media reported that Iran was seeking to exchange its unmanned aerial vehicles with Russian Su-35 multipurpose fighters in a barter deal, Xinhua news agencxy reported.

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First Published: Sep 05 2022 | 7:33 AM IST

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