Missiles in exchange for wheat and soybean
“We have to barter to meet our needs. We also have to buy essential commodities like soybeans and wheat through barter. Missiles are also exported,” the MP said in an interview with Iranian media outlet Didvana Iran. “Our exchange system is party to Russia.”
Many Western sanctions on Iran
The US and Western countries have imposed many sanctions on Iran. Due to which they cannot trade with the dollar. Iran meets its country's needs by taking goods in exchange for goods. Ardestani was asked whether supplying missiles to Russia could lead to more sanctions on Iran. To this he said, what could be worse than this? We give missiles to Hezbollah, Hamas and Hashd al-Shaabi, so why not to Russia?
We help Russia in exchange for Western help to Ukraine
“We sell weapons and take dollars,” Ardestani said. We avoid sanctions through our partnership with Russia. We import soybeans, corn and other goods from Russia. European countries sell weapons to Ukraine, the currency has entered Ukraine, so why can't we help our ally Russia by giving it missiles and drones?