8 minutes agoUS believes Iran has sent short-range action missiles to Russia
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(2 years ago)The United States has informed allies that they believe Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its fight against Ukraine, according to two people aware of the issue. They did not say how many weapons have been delivered or when their transfers may have happened, but confirmed that [...]
The White House refused to confirm the sending of weapons, but reiterated concern that Iran is deepening its support of Russia. The White House has been warning Iran for months not to transfer ballistic missiles to Russia.
Any transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia would represent a dramatic escalation in Iran's support for the fight against Russia's aggression against Ukraine and would cause the killing of more Ukrainian civilians”, National Security Council spokesman Sean Savet said in a statement. This partnership threatens European security and shows that Iran's destabilising influence reaches beyond the Middle East and worldwide. ”
This assessment of the United States comes as the Kremlin tries to repel Ukraine's sudden offensive to Russia's Kursk region.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's president, Voldymyr Zelensky, is persistently urging allies to allow his country to use missiles sent from the West to strike deep within Russia and hit areas from which Moscow undertakes air strikes.
Iran, as it did with earlier American intelligence findings, denied being offered weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine.
<x0Iran considers a dehumanisation of military assistance to the parties involved in the conflict that leads to increased victims, destruction of infrastructure and makes ceasefire negotiations” more devoid of disparity, according to a statement by Iran's mission to the United Nations.
Thus, not only does Iran not get involved in such actions, but it also calls on other countries to suspend the weapons supply for the parties involved in the conflict”, the statement continues.
CIA Director William Burns, who was in London on Saturday for a joint presentation with his British intelligence counterpart, warned of growing relations and “disturbing <x1nd) of defence that includes Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, which, according to him, threaten Ukraine and Western allies in the Middle East.
The White House has been concerned for months of possible agreement between Iran and Russia. / VOA
