Iran may send more kamikaze drones to Russia - U.S. Secretary of State
Recently, Russia has continued to attack Ukrainian cities and infrastructure with Iranian-made drones. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have successfully shot down most of them, but the stock of drones does not seem to be exhausted yet. Moreover, the U.S. has information that Iran may send more UAVs to Russia.
Here's What We Know
According to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Iran may send more combat drones. "We believe that Russia’s received dozens of these UAVs so far from Iran, with more potentially in the works", Blinken said at a briefing with reporters.
The secretary of state spoke a day after the U.S. accused Iran of sending trainers and technicians to Crimea to help advise and support Russian attacks on Ukrainian targets. Earlier, he criticized Moscow's dependence on Iran for arms exports as a sign of desperation amid U.S. attempts to impose sanctions and undermine Russian industry.
U.S. officials stress that they are working to counter Iranian efforts and to strengthen Ukraine's ability to repel attacks.
""We’re interdicting the illicit traffic in arms, including UAVs, wherever we can see them, find them and interdict them. We’re continuing to build up the defenses of our partners, including in Ukraine, against the use of UAVs or any other kind of weapons systems that Iran may be engaged in"them."We’re interdicting the illicit traffic in arms, including UAVs, wherever we can see them, find them and interdict them. We’re continuing to build up the defenses of our partners, including in Ukraine, against the use of UAVs or any other kind of weapons systems that Iran may be engaged in"," Anthony Blinken stressed.
At the same time, Iran continues to deny its involvement in arms deliveries to Russia.
Source: Bloomberg
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