Iran finalises deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia as defence cooperation between the two countries deepens
Tehran has forged strong ties with Moscow in various sectors including the military in the past year.
In a statement to the United Nations, Tehran said it began approaching "countries to buy fighter jets" to replenish its fleet in the wake of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. The United States has expressed alarm over the growing military cooperation between Iran and Russia, with Pentagon spokesman John Kirby warning in December that Russia looked likely to sell Iran its fighter jets.
Some American F-4 and F-5 fighter jets dating back to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution are also part of its fleet.
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