With an international arms embargo lifted, Iran plans on buying advanced military systems, including armed drones, air defense systems, fighter jets and tanks, Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami told local media Wednesday.
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The Islamic republic has previously shown interest in Russia's Su-30 and Yak-130 jets, T-90 tank, S-400 air defense system. It has also expressed interest is in several Chinese defense systems, including the J-10 and J-20 fighter jet, but was prevented from purchasing such items under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Hatami noted that Iran entered negotiations "with several countries" even before the arms embargo was lifted earlier this year, adding that the talks were now in their "advanced stages."
Tehran is also in talks to sell several domestically produced weapon systems, including anti-tank missile systems, he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened that his country has yet to "fully retaliate" over the Jan. 3 killing of Quds Force Commander Gen. Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq.
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