Tehran is reportedly negotiating with Beijing to acquire the advanced Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, equipped with PL-15 long-range air-to-air missiles and supported by airborne early warning systems (AWACS). The move, analysts say, could significantly reshape the Middle East’s military balance and deepen Iran–China defense ties.
Sources familiar with the talks revealed that the deal aims to bolster Iran’s air combat capability, long weakened by decades of U.S. sanctions and outdated aircraft. The J-10C, a fourth-generation multirole fighter comparable to Western platforms, would mark Iran’s most sophisticated acquisition since the 1979 revolution.
Military observers note that with the J-10C and PL-15 combination, Iran could potentially challenge Israeli and U.S. aerial superiority in the region — a development likely to trigger geopolitical ripples across the Gulf and beyond.
But beyond military implications lies a deeper signal: if China proceeds with this arms transfer despite U.S. restrictions, it would effectively shatter Washington’s long-standing sanctions wall around Tehran.
In short, this potential Iran–China fighter jet deal is more than just an arms purchase — it could mark the symbolic death of U.S. sanctions and the rise of a new axis of defiance in the global order.
Source:@IranSpec
