Iran to purchase 21 Russian Su-35's, get advanced Russian radar

If it's okay for Team Neocon to flood Ukraine with Western weaponry, then it certainly seems fair for Russia to return the favor in the Middle Eastern theater (there's also a very important Israeli pipeline connected to the Leviathan oil field that now becomes a tit-for-tat legitimate target):


"More than 21 Russian Su-35 multi-role fighters will be transferred to the Iranian Air Force.

In fact, the Russians also publish a satellite photo from the grounds of their Aviation factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Yu.A. Gagarin, which shows 21 Su-35s ready for delivery.

It should be noted that these Su-35s were built for the Egyptian Air Force, but Cairo was forced to abandon them under pressure from the West.

After the Egyptian breakthrough, the Iranians showed interest in acquiring the Su-35, since it is the only fighter in the global arms market that can compete with the American F-35 Lightning II and the Israeli F-35I Adir.

According to American, Arab, British and Israeli intelligence services, Iranian pilots and technicians are already in Russia, where they are being trained to use the Su-35.

There is information that Moscow will deliver the fighters to Tehran as early as 2022.

Russian sources also say Moscow will install, if it has not already done so, additional radar systems in Syria to assist Iran in the event of an Israeli attack.

They specifically mention:

'Thanks to Russian over-the-horizon radars, as well as air defense systems deployed in Syria, an Israeli attack on Iran would not only be rendered ineffective, but would likely result in very heavy casualties for the Israeli Air Force...'" [less than 50%] [link to warnews247-gr.translate.goog (secure)]