Iran agreed secret US$589 million deal with Russia for shoulder-fired missiles: reports

Iran agreed a ⁠secret €500 ⁠million (US$589 million) arms deal ⁠with Russia to acquire thousands of advanced shoulder-fired missiles, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.The agreement, signed in Moscow in December, commits Russia to deliver 500 man-portable “Verba” launch units and ‌2,500 “9M336” missiles over three years, the Financial Times said, citing leaked Russian documents seen by the Financial Times and several people familiar with the deal.Reuters could not immediately verify the report.Under the deal the deliveries are scheduled in three tranches, running from 2027 until 2029, ⁠the Financial Times said.The deal was negotiated between Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport ‌and the Moscow representative of Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the Financial Times said.Tehran formally requested ‌the systems last July, according to a contract seen by the ⁠Financial Times. In ⁠June last year, US forces struck Iran’s three main nuclear sites as the country ‌joined Israel’s military campaign against Iran.