Iran agreed secret shoulder-fired missile deal with Russia, says media report

Iran's secret $589 million arms deal with Russia includes 500 missile launch units and thousands of missiles, reports reveal.

Iran agreed a secret $589 ​million arms deal with Russia to acquire thousands ‌of advanced shoulder-fired missiles, the Financial Times reported on ​Sunday (February 22, 2026).

The agreement, signed in Moscow ⁠in December, commits Russia to deliver 500 man-portable “Verba” launch units and 2,500 “9M336” missiles over three years, the ‌FT said, citing leaked Russian documents seen by the FT and several people ‌familiar with the deal.

Reuters could not immediately ‌verify ⁠the report.

Under the deal the deliveries ⁠are scheduled in three tranches, running from 2027 through 2029, the FT said.

The deal was negotiated between Russian ​state arms exporter Rosoboronexport ‌and the Moscow representative of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the FT said.

Tehran formally requested the systems last ‌July, according to a contract seen by the ​FT. In June last year, U.S. forces struck Iran’s three main nuclear ⁠sites as the country joined Israel’s military campaign against Iran.