A senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced on Thursday that his country had signed contracts worth nearly $40 billion with Russia to build nuclear power plants, railroads and other infrastructure. He added that Tehran and Moscow are also in talks to expand trade, particularly in oil and weapons. In related news, Iranian Army chief declared on Thursday that his forces already had missiles capable of annihilating Israel and that there were plans to continue building the arsenal.
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