The White House said it gathered intelligence that Russian officials recently visited an airfield in Iran twice to examine drones they are considering acquiring for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
he had told the Iranian foreign minister that “Russia must not get any military aid from anyone” and that he had received assurances that Tehran would not buy looted Ukrainian grain from Moscow.The two spoke on the phone ahead of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Iran set for next week, when he will attend a meeting with the leaders of Iran and Turkey. IRNA said Tuesday that Putin and the Iranian president would discuss deepening economic ties.
Although Russia has an extensive arsenal of drones, Iranian aircraft could help offset losses suffered during almost five months of war. The Biden administration said the drones showcased to Russian officials included the Shahed-129, an Iranian model capable of attack and surveillance that resembles the U.S.-made Predator UAV deployed for overseas operations.
Sullivan told reporters this week that it was unclear whether any UAVs had already arrived to Russia and that the administration believes Iran would also provide training on using the weapons.A Russian strike on an industrial plant and a busy street in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least three people and injured 15 on Friday night, a regional leader said. Local officials reported burning cars, broken windows and a fire in the area. An air alert was imposed across most of Ukraine in the evening, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that there were preliminary indications of additional strikes in the Kyiv region and the city of Kremenchuk.
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