MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) – The Kremlin declined to comment on Tuesday on a statement by a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander that Tehran had purchased Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia.
The commander, Ali Shadmani, confirmed the purchase for the first time on Monday but did not specify how many jets had been bought or whether they had already been delivered.
Iran and Russia signed a comprehensive strategic partnership on Jan. 17 which said that the two countries would develop their “military-technical cooperation.”
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(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
