Iran is preparing to provide Russia with hundreds of drone aircraft, including armed drones

[yaesu]

Iran is preparing to provide Russia with hundreds of drone aircraft, including some capable of carrying weaponry, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday.

Sullivan said US intelligence “indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAVs, including weapons-capable UAVs, on an expedited timeline.” He didn’t detail the intelligence or its sources.

“Our information further indicates Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use these UAVs, with initial training sessions slated to begin as soon as early July,” Sullivan told reporters during a press briefing.

Russia has relied heavily on drones in its invasion of Ukraine, and the government in Kyiv claims to have downed more than 600 of the aircraft, according to the Kyiv Independent, a news organization in the country.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-11/iran-preparing-to-send-russia-weapons-capable-drones-us-says

[ret5hd]

1. Wouldn't this be kinda like if...

the US went to war with Mexico and for some reason we needed Argentina to provide us some arms?

Seems to me one of the worlds 3 superpowers isn’t quite up to par with the other two. Conventionally, anyway.

[VMA131Marine]

2. Time to blow up a drone factory in Iran!

Or we could embargo supplies of electronic components to Iran

[Lovie777]

3. And the drones will kill innocent Ukrainians. ...

while they are sleeping in their apartments or homes or shopping.

Ukrainians are defending their country from an aggressor who is obsessed in conquering it by any means necessary