Iran Army Says Su-35 Purchase Is Complete and Delivery Waits Until After the War
Spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akraminia said the purchase and contract are finished and that pilot training is complete. He said the jets will arrive only after the war ends. He gave no quantity, value, or delivery date. Russia has not commented.
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Iran Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akraminia said the army's Su-35 buy from Russia is complete. He said the purchase and the contract were finished by bodies outside the army, and that pilot training is also complete.
Akraminia said the jets had been due before the war and will arrive only after the war ends. He did not give a quantity, a value, or a date. Russia has not commented.
Key details
- Speaker: Brig. Mohammad Akraminia, Iran Army spokesman.
- Status he stated: purchase complete, contract complete, pilot training complete.
- Arrival condition he stated: after the war ends.
The purchase and the contract are complete. Pilot training is complete. The aircraft will be received only once the war is over.
Why it matters
The army spokesman now ties a finished contract to a delivery that waits on the end of the war.
What happens next
Akraminia said arrival waits until after the war. When does Russia confirm the first Su-35 handover to Iran?
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