Was Iran forced to give missiles to Russia in exchange for wheat and soybeans? The MP himself revealed it

Iran has long been accused of supplying missiles and drones to Russia in the Russia-Ukraine war. An Iranian MP has confirmed the allegation by stating this. Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament, has confirmed the media reports of ballistic missiles being supplied to Russia by Tehran. He has also underestimated the threats being given by Western countries regarding this delivery.

A report in the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal claimed that Iran is supplying drones and missiles to Russia. Iran's UN mission rejected this report. Now an Iranian MP has confirmed this claim, further fuelling Western opposition to Iran.

Missiles in exchange for wheat and soybean

In an interview with the Iranian media outlet 'Didwana Iran', the MP said, "We have to do 'barter' (equal for equal) to meet our needs. We also have to buy essential items like soybeans and wheat through barter. Missile export to Russia is also a party to our barter system."

Actually, America and Western countries have imposed many sanctions on Iran, due to which it cannot trade in dollars. Iran fulfills its country's needs by taking goods in exchange for goods.

When Ardestani was asked whether supplying missiles to Russia could push Iran towards deeper sanctions, he replied, "What could be worse than this? We give missiles to Hezbollah, Hamas, and Hashd al-Shaabi, so why not to Russia?"

In return for Western aid to Ukraine, we help Russia

Ardestani said, “We sell weapons and take dollars. We circumvent sanctions through our partnership with Russia. We import soybeans, corn, and other goods from Russia. European countries sell weapons to Ukraine, notes have entered Ukraine, so why can't we help our ally Russia by giving it missiles and drones?”