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[H2]Intelligence officials say Tehran's growing partnership with Moscow is strengthening the capabilities of both countries[/H2]
It is not known how many of the systems have been provided and deployed, but Russian technology could turn Iran into a far more formidable adversary, with an enhanced ability to shoot down planes and missiles, the officials and experts said.
The weapons deals, some details of which have not been reported previously, are part of a broader collaboration that includes co-production of military drones inside Russia, the sharing of anti-jamming technology, and real-time battlefield assessments of weapons deployed against NATO-equipped forces in Ukraine, the intelligence officials and weapons experts said. The cooperation is reaping substantial benefits for both countries, while elevating Iran's status from junior ally to strategic partner, they said.
"It's no longer the patron-client dynamic, where Russia holds all the leverage," said Hanna Notte, director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. "The Iranians are accruing benefits from this change. The nature of their relationship has gone beyond just getting things. There's knowledge transfer, there's intangible gains."
Intelligence officials described Russia as "advancing" agreements negotiated in secret to supply Iran with Su-35s, one of Russia's most capable fighter-bombers and a potentially dramatic upgrade for an Iranian air force that consists mainly of rebuilt U.S. and Soviet aircraft dating from before 1979. Russia also pledged to provide technical help with Iranian spy satellites as well as assistance in building rockets to put more satellites into space,the officials said.
It is not known how many of the systems have been provided and deployed, but Russian technology could turn Iran into a far more formidable adversary, with an enhanced ability to shoot down planes and missiles, the officials and experts said.
The weapons deals, some details of which have not been reported previously, are part of a broader collaboration that includes co-production of military drones inside Russia, the sharing of anti-jamming technology, and real-time battlefield assessments of weapons deployed against NATO-equipped forces in Ukraine, the intelligence officials and weapons experts said. The cooperation is reaping substantial benefits for both countries, while elevating Iran's status from junior ally to strategic partner, they said.
"It's no longer the patron-client dynamic, where Russia holds all the leverage," said Hanna Notte, director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. "The Iranians are accruing benefits from this change. The nature of their relationship has gone beyond just getting things. There's knowledge transfer, there's intangible gains."
Intelligence officials described Russia as "advancing" agreements negotiated in secret to supply Iran with Su-35s, one of Russia's most capable fighter-bombers and a potentially dramatic upgrade for an Iranian air force that consists mainly of rebuilt U.S. and Soviet aircraft dating from before 1979. Russia also pledged to provide technical help with Iranian spy satellites as well as assistance in building rockets to put more satellites into space,the officials said.
