On Sunday, October 23, Iran announced the signing of a supply agreement with Russia.40 enginesintends to help the country’s gas industry, which has been hit by Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. “Industrial success“From Iran”.are not limited to the field of missiles and drones“The executive director of the Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Company said:
“Currently, 85% of the installations and equipment needed for the gas industry are produced domestically, and given this capacity, a contract was recently signed to export 40 Iranian-made turbines to Russia.“, the official said. He did not specify when the contract was signed or when the delivery of the turbines is planned.
Following Western sanctions imposed after its February 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russia cut or cut off supplies to a number of European countries, causing energy prices to rise. The Kremlin says the sanctions have hampered the maintenance of Russian gas infrastructure, notably blocking the return of a Siemens turbine sent to Canada for repairs. The West accuses Russia of supplying gas as “armed“.
“Add Collaboration”
According to Iran’s industrial leader, American sanctions against Russia aim to exclude Moscow from the gas market and eliminate “one of the biggest competitorsfrom USA in this market. Russia and Iran, which have the world’s largest gas reserves, are both subject to tough US sanctions. The two countries have emphasized the importance of expanding cooperation in recent months.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in mid-September that the cooperation between the two countries will force them.stronger“.
The Russian President traveled to Tehran in July, where he met with President Raisi and the Supreme Leader of the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who also called for “long-term cooperationstronger with Moscow. Tehran recently denied supplying Russia with weapons for an attack in Ukraine, in response to accusations by Kiev and its Western allies that Moscow is using Iranian-made drones in Ukraine.
Source: Le Figaro
