However, people familiar with the findings of the interview cited by Bloomberg emphasize that that it is not clear how up-to-date and effective the information provided is. It is also unknown how often Russia provides Iran with data that can be immediately used in military actions.
Western analysts quoted by Bloomberg indicate that cooperation between Moscow and Tehran is becoming closer. This became particularly visible after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, when Russia began to intensively use Iranian Shahed drones to attack Ukrainian targets. This is what they suggest, among others: British.
“No one will be surprised to find that Putin's hidden hand is behind some of Iran's tactics, and perhaps even some of their capabilities. Iranian attack patterns bear hallmarks of the way Russia conducts operations against Ukraine“- said British Defense Secretary John Healey during a military briefing in London.
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Growing connections between US adversaries
Cooperation between Russia and Iran is part of a broader trend of strengthening relations between countries that are geopolitical opponents of the United States. After the international isolation that faced Moscow after the start of the war with Ukraine, Russia began to cooperate more intensively with countries such as Iran and North Korea.
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China also helping Iran?
As Bloomberg writes, there are also concerns in Western security circles that Iran may, to some extent, also receive support from China. For now, however, there is no clear information confirming what kind of aid Beijing could provide to Tehran.
