The US warns that Russia is receiving help from Iran to expand its fleet of drones

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June 9 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The National Security Council of the United States has warned this Friday that Iran is collaborating in the creation of facilities to manufacture drones in Russia, which could begin to operate at full capacity in early 2024.

Washington maintains that Iran is sending not only hundreds of fully-built drones to Russia from almost the early stages of the invasion of Ukraine, but also the equipment needed to get this project off the ground.

“Russia has been using Iranian drones in recent weeks to attack Kiev and terrorize the Ukrainian population. Military collaboration between Russia and Iran appears to be deepening,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. a note for .

Kirby has confirmed that Iran would be using the Caspian Sea routes to move drones, ammunition and mortar shells to Russia, through “opaque” or that they have disabled their navigation data. Washington maintains that the route would begin from the port of Amirabad to the Russian city of Majachkala.

“Support flows both ways (…) Russia has been offering Iran unprecedented defense cooperation,” while “Iran announced it had finalized a deal to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia,” Kirby has counted, who has estimated the value of the military equipment that Tehran wants from Moscow at “billions of dollars”.

Faced with this situation, Washington sent a notice to the international community, the private sector and public opinion this Friday to warn of the dangerous assumptions of this new collaboration between Tehran and Moscow, while alerting the companies of what it would mean to supply the materials and components that Iran needs to continue developing its drone program.

The objective, Kirby explained, is to provide relevant and necessary information to companies and private industry so that they do not “unknowingly” contribute to the development of Iran’s unmanned vehicle program.

Despite the fact that the United States has imposed restrictions on exports and harsh sanctions so that Iran does not obtain the necessary materials for its drones, it seems to have found the necessary intricacies to obtain a significant amount of technology to continue developing its weapons industry.

“It is critical that private industry be aware of its legal obligations regarding Iran’s development of drones and the procurement of associated components” and do its part to prevent any action that promotes the development of this “destabilizing and dangerous program.” “, indicates the notice of the departments of State, Commerce, Justice and the Treasury.