Iran Agreed To 500 Million Euros Arms Deal With Russia In December: Report

Last Updated:February 22, 2026, 22:35 IST

Iran signed arms deal with Russia for Verba launchers and 9M336 missiles in December. Araghchi warns of retaliation if US attacks, but hopes for a diplomatic solution.

Iran has agreed to a 500 million euro arms deal with Russia to acquire thousands of advanced shoulder-fired missiles.

According to a report by Financial Times, the agreement agreement signed in December in Moscow includes the delivery of 500 mobile launchers of the Verba type and 2,500 missiles of the 9M336 type over three years. The report was based on leaked Russian documents.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Iran would be forced to strike back at US interests in the Middle East if there is any renewed attack.

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“If the US attacks us, then we have every right to defend ourselves. If the US attacks us, that is the act of aggression. What we do in response is an act of self-defence," Araghchi said in an interview with the US network CBS.

“It is justified, legitimate. So our missiles cannot hit the American soil. So obviously we have to do something else. We have to hit, you know, the American base in the region," he said.

In 2025, Iran fired missiles at the US airbase at Al-Udeid in Qatar in response to US strikes on its nuclear facilities.

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Meanwhile, Araghchi emphasised: “I believe that still there is a good chance to have a diplomatic solution which is based on a win-win game."

According to AFP, after the recent talks in Geneva, Iran said it was preparing a draft proposal for an agreement, which would be ready in a matter of days.

Araghchi said negotiations were continuing, and “we are working on the elements of a deal and draft of the text".

“I believe that when we meet, probably this Thursday in Geneva again, we can work on those elements and prepare a good text and come to a fast deal," he told CBS.

Speaking on Iran’s uranium enrichment, the Foreign Minister added: “As a sovereign country, we have every right to decide for ourselves, by ourselves."

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