The Biden administration has warned for months about Tehran and Moscow’s increasingly cooperative relationship, but an official provided new insights on their alliance Monday.
Iran has provided Russia with more than 400 drones over the course of the war in Ukraine, National Security Council coordinator John Kirby told reporters, noting that Russia has expended most of them targeting Ukrainian critical infrastructure."Interactions between Iran and Russia in matters regarding the selling of advanced weapons, especially more advanced UAVs are now continuing," he explained.
In exchange, Iran announced last month it finalized a deal to buy fighter jets from Russia, while it also wants to purchase additional military equipment including attack helicopters, radars, and Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft. In total, Iran is looking for billions of dollars of military equipment from Russia.
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