US Reveals Iran's Role in Russian Drone Factory Construction
TL;DR
The US National Security Council official, John Kirby, has said that a drone manufacturing plant being built by Russia with Iran's help could be fully operational by early next year. The US believes that Iran is shipping equipment and fully-built drones to Russia via the Caspian Sea. The US has released a map showing the route Iran appears to be using to ship the equipment. The US is releasing this information to the public to expose and disrupt the countries' "full-scale defense partnership."
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- US says drone factory Russia is building with Iran’s help could be operational early year CNN
- White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine The Associated Press
- US publishes new details of Russia-Iran military drone co-operation Financial Times
- Iran helping Moscow to build drone factory in Russia, U.S. says NBC News
- U.S. Releases Details on Iran’s Help With Russian Drone Factory The New York Times
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