On the one-year anniversary of the lifting of the Iran arms embargo, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces publicly announced that Iran will negotiate a contract with Russia to purchase a batch of new fighter jets and armed helicopters from Russia!

It is reported that the day before the news was released by Russian media, Iran had already arrived in Russia to officially negotiate with Russian representatives. Subsequently, the Iranian side also confirmed this news and stated that negotiations on the details of the contract were already underway.

That is to say, the arms procurement contract between Iran and Russia has basically been finalized, and there will not be much change thereafter!

To be honest, upon hearing this news, my first reaction was: the J-10 has officially been eliminated, and Russian made fighter jets have won the championship?

I still remember when Iran lifted its arms embargo last year, many analysts, sources, media, and others predicted the equipment Iran would purchase. As a strong player in China's export fighter jets, the J-10 was naturally on the list, and even had a very high support rate.

Moreover, after that, Iran also signed a 25 year strategic partnership with China, and China will gradually invest $400 billion in Iran for infrastructure construction, energy procurement, and other purposes.

In this situation, China's equipment should be more competitive. Furthermore, the strength of China's J-10 fighter jet will not be weaker than Russian made fighter jets of the same price range, and may even be superior in certain performance aspects. However, after a year, Iran's military purchase has finally landed, but it did not choose the J-10 and instead chose Russian fighter jets.

So the question is, is the J-10 not good? Why did you choose to purchase Russian fighter jets?

Before discussing this issue, let's first talk about the situation Iran is currently facing! Nowadays, Iran is surrounded by tigers and wolves, and even facing increasing military pressure due to various reasons. Only with suitable equipment can it better play its role, and currently the most important thing to pay attention to is one US and one Israel.

According to the latest news, Israel has approved $1.5 billion in funding specifically for targeting Iran and striking its nuclear facilities. Moreover, this year alone, Israel will invest $1 billion, which can be seen as a show of wanting to fight Iran endlessly. So, currently Iran must quickly enhance its strength, and purchasing more familiar and experienced Russian made fighter jets can naturally help Iran improve its strength more quickly.

And according to media reports, Israel will use more aerial tactics this time, such as various fighter jets, intelligence gathering drones, and satellites, so Iran's procurement this time is all aerial equipment.

Of course, the United States also has to guard against it, after all, the sanctions imposed by the United States are enough to weaken Iran's options. In this way, choosing Russian made fighter jets can naturally turn the sanctions imposed by the United States into empty talk.

And from another perspective, the cooperation between China and Iran in oil energy procurement and infrastructure construction, as well as the signing of a contract worth billions of dollars with Russia, are also conducive to stabilizing the "iron triangle" between China, Russia, and Iran.

Source: Military Intelligence of Strong Countries