Russia has agreed to supply Iran with 90 launchers for advanced guided missiles. The private Ukrainian intelligence firm Dallas Analytics claims to have obtained leaked documents from the Kremlin’s defense industry.
The documents reportedly outline plans to deliver equipment for the LMUR, a guided missile that can be launched from attack helicopters. Russian forces have made extensive use of such systems in the war in Ukraine.
A production schedule drawn up in May 2024 by Vympel, a Russian designer of missiles and launch systems, lists an order for 90 launchers supplied under an export contract designated “K-10”.
The deliveries were scheduled to take place between late 2024 and December 2025, but the documents do not indicate whether they were completed.
Another production chart reveals details of six Yak-130 jet trainers ordered in 2023 and destined for Iran.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly downplayed the extent of Moscow’s support for Tehran, reports hotnews.ro. European intelligence agencies, however, say Russia has provided Iran with crucial intelligence and satellite imagery that could help Tehran’s forces strike US troops in the Middle East. European intelligence agencies have also warned that Russia was preparing to deliver explosive-laden drones to Iran for use in the war against the US and Israel.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Mohsen Rezaei, head of Iran’s Security Council, in Moscow. Also taking part in the talks were Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, and military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov.
Amid the war in Ukraine, Iran has become a key supplier of Shahed attack drones to Russia, which has since begun producing them domestically.
In 2025, Russia and Iran signed a strategic partnership agreement that includes provisions for countering common threats but contains no mutual defense commitments.