{"id":6952,"date":"2023-05-15T19:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=6952"},"modified":"2023-05-15T19:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:35:23","slug":"russia-plans-to-buy-more-attack-drones-from-iran-after-supplies-run-out-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/russia-plans-to-buy-more-attack-drones-from-iran-after-supplies-run-out-white-house\/2023\/05\/15\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia plans to buy more attack drones from Iran after supplies run out :White House"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> The<\/span> White<\/span> House<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> bought<\/span> more<\/span> advanced<\/span> strike<\/span> drones<\/span> from<\/span> Iran<\/span> for<\/span> use<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> war<\/span> against<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> after<\/span> Russia<\/span> depleted<\/span> most<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 400<\/span> drones<\/span> it<\/span> had<\/span> previously<\/span> purchased<\/span> in<\/span> Tehran.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Last<\/span> year,<\/span> the<\/span> Biden<\/span> administration<\/span> released<\/span> satellite<\/span> imagery<\/span> and<\/span> intelligence<\/span> findings<\/span> that<\/span> suggested<\/span> Iran<\/span> had<\/span> sold<\/span> hundreds<\/span> of<\/span> attack<\/span> drones<\/span> to<\/span> Russia.<\/span> And<\/span> while<\/span> officials<\/span> have<\/span> claimed<\/span> for<\/span> months<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> believes<\/span> Iran<\/span> is<\/span> considering<\/span> selling<\/span> hundreds<\/span> of<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles<\/span> to<\/span> Russia,<\/span> Washington<\/span> says<\/span> a<\/span> deal<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> made.<\/span> don’t<\/span> have<\/span> any<\/span> proof.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cIran<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> supply<\/span> Russia<\/span> with<\/span> expendable<\/span> UAVs<\/span> [unmanned<\/span> aerial<\/span> vehicles].<\/span> and<\/span> most<\/span> of<\/span> them<\/span> are<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> shahid<\/span> type.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cRussia<\/span> has<\/span> expended<\/span> most<\/span> of<\/span> these<\/span> UAVs,<\/span> using<\/span> them<\/span> to<\/span> target<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> critical<\/span> infrastructure<\/span> inside<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> By<\/span> providing<\/span> Russia<\/span> with<\/span> these<\/span> UAVs,<\/span> Iran<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> directly<\/span> enabling<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> war<\/span> of<\/span> aggression<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,\u201d<\/span> Kirby<\/span> told<\/span> reporters.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Shahed<\/span> drones<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> has<\/span> already<\/span> purchased<\/span> are<\/span> packed<\/span> with<\/span> explosives<\/span> and<\/span> programed<\/span> to<\/span> loiter<\/span> overhead<\/span> until<\/span> they<\/span> nosedive<\/span> into<\/span> a<\/span> target<\/span> \u2014<\/span> unmanned<\/span> versions<\/span> of<\/span> World<\/span> War<\/span> II<\/span> kamikaze<\/span> pilots<\/span> who<\/span> would<\/span> fly<\/span> their<\/span> explosives-laden<\/span> planes<\/span> into<\/span> U.S.<\/span> warships<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Pacific.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kirby<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> Russians<\/span> are<\/span> now<\/span> looking<\/span> at<\/span> acquiring<\/span> even<\/span> more<\/span> advanced<\/span> drones<\/span> \u201ccapable<\/span> of<\/span> more<\/span> lethality\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> latest<\/span> revelation<\/span> is<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> persistent<\/span> drip<\/span> of<\/span> intelligence<\/span> findings<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> administration<\/span> to<\/span> detail<\/span> what<\/span> U.S.<\/span> officials<\/span> say<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> deepening<\/span> defense<\/span> partnership<\/span> between<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> Iran.<\/span> The<\/span> U.S.<\/span> allegations<\/span> are<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> broader<\/span> effort<\/span> to<\/span> declassify<\/span> and<\/span> publicize<\/span> intelligence<\/span> findings<\/span> concerning<\/span> Moscow’s<\/span> prosecution<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> nearly<\/span> 15-month<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> in<\/span> hopes<\/span> of<\/span> furthering<\/span> global<\/span> isolation<\/span> of<\/span> Russia.<\/span> The<\/span> government<\/span> says<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin’s<\/span> reliance<\/span> on<\/span> Iran<\/span> and<\/span> North<\/span> Korea,<\/span> countries<\/span> that<\/span> are<\/span> largely<\/span> isolated<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> stage<\/span> because<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> nuclear<\/span> programs<\/span> and<\/span> human<\/span> rights<\/span> abuses,<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> sign<\/span> of<\/span> desperation.<\/span> This<\/span> came<\/span> amid<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> resistance<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> success<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> global<\/span> coalition<\/span> in<\/span> disrupting<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> military<\/span> supply<\/span> chain<\/span> and<\/span> refusing<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> replacements<\/span> for<\/span> weapons<\/span> lost<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> battlefield.<\/span> The<\/span> White<\/span> House<\/span> has<\/span> announced<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> is<\/span> approaching<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> over<\/span> artillery<\/span> fire.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>U.S.<\/span> officials<\/span> say<\/span> Iran<\/span> also<\/span> provided<\/span> artillery<\/span> and<\/span> tank<\/span> ammunition<\/span> to<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“This<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> comprehensive<\/span> defense<\/span> partnership<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> detriment<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> the<\/span> Middle<\/span> East<\/span> region<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> community,”<\/span> Kirby<\/span> said,<\/span> adding<\/span> that<\/span> Iran<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> “Russia’s<\/span> biggest<\/span> military<\/span> backer”<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> began.<\/span> Iran<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> had<\/span> supplied<\/span> drones<\/span> to<\/span> Russia<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> began,<\/span> but<\/span> has<\/span> not<\/span> since.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> denied<\/span> supplying<\/span> artillery<\/span> to<\/span> Russia.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>For<\/span> months,<\/span> the<\/span> White<\/span> House<\/span> has<\/span> said<\/span> there<\/span> are<\/span> disturbing<\/span> signs<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> Tehran’s<\/span> military<\/span> cooperation<\/span> could<\/span> go<\/span> both<\/span> ways.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> White<\/span> House,<\/span> Iran<\/span> is<\/span> looking<\/span> to<\/span> buy<\/span> additional<\/span> military<\/span> equipment<\/span> from<\/span> Russia,<\/span> including<\/span> attack<\/span> helicopters,<\/span> radars<\/span> and<\/span> YAK-130<\/span> combat<\/span> trainers.<\/span> And<\/span> Iran<\/span> announced<\/span> last<\/span> month<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> had<\/span> reached<\/span> an<\/span> agreement<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span> to<\/span> purchase<\/span> Su-35<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets.<\/span> The<\/span> White<\/span> House<\/span> has<\/span> previously<\/span> said<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> Iran<\/span> were<\/span> considering<\/span> setting<\/span> up<\/span> a<\/span> drone<\/span> assembly<\/span> line<\/span> in<\/span> Russia<\/span> in<\/span> preparation<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> conflict<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“In<\/span> total,<\/span> Iran<\/span> is<\/span> asking<\/span> Russia<\/span> for<\/span> military<\/span> equipment<\/span> worth<\/span> billions<\/span> of<\/span> dollars,”<\/span> Kirby<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> new<\/span> allegations<\/span> came<\/span> to<\/span> light<\/span> as<\/span> Biden<\/span> traveled<\/span> to<\/span> Hiroshima,<\/span> Japan,<\/span> to<\/span> attend<\/span> a<\/span> summit<\/span> of<\/span> seven<\/span> major<\/span> nations<\/span> later<\/span> this<\/span> week,<\/span> where<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> president<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> the<\/span> leader<\/span> of<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> largest<\/span> economies.<\/span> It<\/span> is<\/span> expected<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> will<\/span> continue<\/span> to<\/span> strengthen<\/span> export<\/span> controls<\/span> and<\/span> sanctions<\/span> against<\/span> Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House on Monday bought more advanced strike drones from Iran for use in its war against Ukraine after Russia depleted most of the 400 drones it had previously purchased in Tehran. Last year, the Biden administration released satellite imagery and intelligence findings that suggested Iran had sold hundreds of attack […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,276,280,2480,2482],"tags":[4542,4975,4976,4977,4978,1314,4979,1319,4980,1760,4981,1943,4982,1951,4983,1959,4984,3691,4385,4389,4395,4426],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/irandrone.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6954,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952\/revisions\/6954"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}