Russia wants its closest partner in the Middle East to continue fighting the US and Israel. The prolonged war brings military and economic benefits to Russia, we read. The transferred drone technology includes parts for modified Shahed drones to improve communication, navigation and targeting, the sources said.
Russian support has helped Iran greatly
Russia is using its experience in using drones in the war against Ukraine. It offers Iran tactical guidance on how many drones should be used in operations and from what heights they should strike, sources including a senior European intelligence officer said.
The daily had previously reported that Moscow was providing Iran with information about the deployment of US military forces in the Middle East and its allies. According to “WSJ”, this cooperation has deepened, and the Russians are providing satellite photos directly to Iran.
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According to analysts, this support is similar to that provided by the US and Europeans to Ukraine in recent years. Sources maintain that Russian support helped Iran in recent strikes against US radar systems in the region.
-None [wsparcie] transferred to Iran by any other country does not impact our operational success, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said. — The US military struck over 7,000 targets and destroyed over 100 Iranian ships, which led to a 90% reduction in the number of their missile attacks. and drones by 95%. – she emphasized.
Last week, US special envoy for peacekeeping Steve Witkoff announced that during a telephone conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the Russians denied passing intelligence information to Iran. Witkoff said that “you can take the Russians at their word.”
President Trump said at the end of the week that he thought Putin was helping Iran a little. However, he noted that the Russian leader could say the same about US aid to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN on Saturday that Iran used Shahed drones provided to it by Russia during attacks on American bases in the Middle East. He added that according to Ukrainian intelligence, Russians share intelligence information with the Iranian regime and help it.
