Iran Plans to Send Russia ‘Weapons-Capable’ Drones, US Says
- Sullivan cites US intelligence on Iranian weapons transfer
- Iran to train Russian forces on drones, beginning in July
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on March 15
Photographer: Maxim Shemetov/AFP/Getty Images
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Iran is preparing to provide Russia with hundreds of drone aircraft, including some capable of carrying weaponry, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday.
Sullivan said US intelligence “indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAVs, including weapons-capable UAVs, on an expedited timeline.” He didn’t detail the intelligence or its sources.