Iran and Russia agreed to a nearly €500 million arms deal which would give Iran 2,500 9M336 shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles and 500 Verba man-portable launch units. The contract was signed in December 2025 and provides for deliveries in three tranches between 2027 and 2029. However, a source close to the project said that a smaller number of systems may have been delivered early, and Iran’s ambassador to Russia implied that multiple recent cargo flights contained military hardware. The Verba system is designed to target cruise missiles, low-flying aircraft and drones at a range of 6 kilometers, and can be operated without fixed radar installations. Iran requested the systems in July 2025 after its 12-day war with Israel.