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Iran has purchased Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, a high-ranking member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has confirmed. The Iranian Students News Agency reported the statement from Ali Shadmani IRGC engineering firm Khatam-al Anbiya deputy coordinator.

Iran and Russia have grown closer since the start of the Ukraine war as the two countries face international sanctions.