Russia is sending drones to help Iran in its war against the United States and Israel, in what would be Moscow’s first direct cooperation with the Tehran regime on lethal force since the conflict began on February 28.
The information was published this Wednesday (25) by the British newspaper Financial Times, which cited as sources two Western government officials who had access to intelligence reports.
According to the FT report, leaders of the two dictatorships began discussing the delivery of drones shortly after the war began. These shipments have been made since the beginning of March and are expected to be completed by the end of the month.
It had previously been reported that Moscow was helping Tehran with satellite images, data on military targets and intelligence support.
Iran specializes in low-cost drone production and has launched more than 3,000 of these devices since the start of the war.
Experts interviewed by the FT point out that Tehran’s interest is to have access to drones improved by Russia, which has been manufacturing unidirectional attack devices based on Iranian designs for use in the war in Ukraine since 2023, modifying them to allow them to pass through air defenses and transport heavier loads.
“They [iranianos] They don’t need more drones. They need better drones. They seek more advanced capabilities,” Antonio Giustozzi, senior researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, told the British newspaper.
Publicly, Moscow only admits sending humanitarian aid to Iran and Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov declined when asked about sending drones to the Persian regime.
“There is a lot of fake news circulating right now. One thing is true: we continue our dialogue with the Iranian leadership,” he said.
