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Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia: White House
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WASHINGTON, 12 July 2022, (TON): The White House said “it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.”
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said it was unclear whether Iran had already provided any of the unmanned systems to Russia, but said “the US has information that indicates Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use them as soon as this month.”
He told reporters “our information indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAVs, including weapons-capable UAVs on an expedited timeline.”
Sullivan said “it was proof the Russia’s overwhelming bombardments in Ukraine, which have led it to consolidate gains in the country’s east in recent weeks, was coming at a cost to the sustainment of its own weapons.”
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