75: Chapter 75 It seems there are fewer and fewer clients available.

Major General Zaha felt even more tempted after receiving support from Lieutenant Colonel Haidari.

Syria's peak daily oil production reached 380,000 barrels over a decade ago, and its historical maximum daily production once hit 580,000 barrels. If it could return to such high daily production, the annual oil output could reach 200 million barrels.

Even if they managed to secure 100 million barrels of oil through an oil leasing agreement with Iran or Russia, they would only need one year after the oil fields reached full production to return it all.

If they used these 100 million barrels of oil to purchase weapons and equipment now, just think how many Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile units they could buy.

If they were equipped with more Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile units, Major General Zaha believed they could ensure that USA fighter jets would never be able to take off in Syria again.

And without fighter jet cover, the USA would have no way to hold out in Syria for long.

Major General Zaha wanted to return to Syria immediately to communicate with the military high command and send a delegation to lobby Iran or Russia.

Now that the arms deal contract had been signed, Major General Zaha said to Li Yi, "I will leave first. As for the deposit, I will contact you to pay it as soon as I have raised it."

"Very well." Li Yi did not try to persuade him to stay; judging by Major General Zaha's expression, he was clearly very focused on the oil leasing matter.

After Major General Zaha left, Li Yi said to Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, "For this Syria arms deal, calculated at 3% of the order amount, your commission will be 5.7 million. Once Major General Zaha pays the deposit, I will transfer it to you promptly."

"No rush. Just transfer it to me when the time comes." Although Lieutenant Colonel Haidari craved the money, he did not show it.

"Then that is all for now. For the first batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile units to be delivered to the Glass House, wait for my news and have the receiving troops ready near Haibai."

Li Yi left right after him and returned to the Riviera Hotel.

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After successfully facilitating the arms deal for Lebanon and receiving a commission of 22.6 million USD, Mannila became even more active.

Now, with the battlefield performance at Raqqa Military Base in shooting down the USA Black Hawk Helicopter, Apache Attack Helicopter, and F-16 Fighter Jet, the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile should have gained recognition across the Persian Gulf countries.

Mannila intended to make good use of this incident to contact more military high-ranking officials in other countries, hoping to facilitate more arms deals, at which point his own commission would skyrocket.

Now that Jordan and Lebanon had already purchased the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, and the Glass House had also purchased a batch of anti-aircraft missiles, would Syria want to buy some? Would Iran also want to buy some?

And did countries like Yemen, Egypt, and Palestine also have a need to purchase them?

Mannila also wanted to expand to clients like Iraq and Saudi Arabia, but he had absolutely no channels to reach the military high command of these countries.

After all, Iran's relationship with these countries had not been good previously; although it had improved now, it was still very difficult for Mannila to find channels.

Mannila first contacted Major General Rahim. As soon as the call connected, he immediately said, "Major General Rahim, I heard that Raqqa Military Base won a great victory, shooting down several USA fighter jets. I congratulate you on achieving such a great result and dealing a heavy blow to the USA. This is a great victory for us Iranians."

"It truly is. Such a result is worth us all being happy about." Major General Rahim had been happy about this outcome for a long time.

"You have also seen the battlefield performance of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile. Does the Glass House have any plans to purchase another batch of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile?" Mannila took the opportunity to ask.

"Purchase? We just purchased another batch of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile from the arms dealer. We currently have no plans to continue purchasing." Major General Rahim said, sounding a bit puzzled.

"You have already placed a purchase order?" Mannila could not believe it.

"Yes. The arms deal contract has already been signed, and the first batch of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile will be delivered soon." Major General Rahim did not hide it.

"I see." Mannila felt dejected. He had not expected the Glass House to bypass him and sign a new arms deal contract directly with Chaos Company. He asked, unwilling to give up, "There are no plans to continue purchasing in the short term either?"

"Yes, until the arms deal contract has been fully fulfilled, there will be no new purchase plans."

Mannila was a bit disappointed and said helplessly, "Since that is the case, then I congratulate the Glass House once again on the victory achieved. This will make the Iranian military value you even more, General."

"Thank you." Major General Rahim did not refuse to accept the praise.

Seeing that there was no hope with the Glass House, Mannila hurriedly wanted to find a contact in Syria. After some effort, he managed to reach Colonel Andrei, who was in charge of weapons and equipment procurement for the Syrian military.

"Colonel Andrei, you know about the battle at Raqqa Military Base, right? It shot down several USA fighter jets; the results were very impressive." Mannila began to introduce the topic.

"I know. I even read a detailed battle report." Colonel Andrei said, "What is it you want with me?"

After all, it was an introduction from an acquaintance, so he could not just dismiss him easily; he had to ask about the purpose of the call first.

"The anti-aircraft missile used at Raqqa Military Base is a new type of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile. I have dealt with the arms dealer, and they can sell you this anti-aircraft missile with excellent battlefield performance. Is Syria interested in purchasing any?" Mannila said straightforwardly.

"Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile? Why does that sound so familiar?" Colonel Andrei muttered, then suddenly realized, saying, "Major General Zaha has already gone to Beirut; the anti-aircraft missile he intends to purchase is the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile."

"What? You have already arranged for someone to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile?" Mannila's mind exploded.

"Yes. Major General Zaha has already gone to negotiate the purchase with the arms dealer. The arms deal contract should have been signed by now, just waiting for fulfillment and delivery." Colonel Andrei said casually.

"When did this happen?"

"Just these past two days." Colonel Andrei did not know the exact time, but guessed it was in the last two days. Because he had seen the documents submitted by Major General Zaha, which required the immediate raising of natural gas and phosphate to pay the arms dealer.

Mannila was even more dejected and had to say, "The Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile is indeed a very good anti-aircraft weapon. If you have any intention to purchase in the future, I can introduce the arms dealer to discuss the purchase with you."

"We'll talk about that later." Colonel Andrei replied perfunctorily.

Mannila realized there was no hope with Syria either. It seemed there were fewer and fewer potential clients he could find.