Iran Reportedly Sold $4B Worth of Arms to Moscow Since 2021

January 13, 2026

Author: 

Leo Chiu

Publication: 

Kyiv Post

Related Country: 

  • Russia

Iran sold USD $4 billion worth of weapons to Russia since 2021, including $2.7 billion worth of missiles, according to a Western security official who spoke to Bloomberg News. According to the official, Iran supplied Russia with hundreds of Fath-360 short-range ballistic missiles under a contract concluded in late 2021. In early 2023, Iran signed another contract worth USD $1.75 billion to supply Russia with Shahed-136 suicide drones and help it establish domestic production of the Geran-2, a Russian version of the drone. Iran also provided Russia with approximately 200 air defense missiles, according to the Bloomberg News report.