White House officials have said that newly-declassified US
intelligence has indicated that Iran is expected to supply Russia with
“hundreds” of drones.
The drones, according to the officials, include
weapons-capable ones — for use in the war in Ukraine.
Iran will also train Russian forces on how to operate these
drones and begin as early as late July.
“Information indicates that the Iranian government is
preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred (unmanned aerial
vehicles), including weapons-capable UAVs on an expedited timeline,” national
security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House press briefing
on Monday, according to CNN.
“Our information further indicates that Iran is preparing to
train Russian forces to use these UAVs, with initial training session slated in
as soon as early July. It’s unclear whether Iran has delivered any of these
UAVs to Russia already.”
A spokesperson at the White House National Security Council
told CNN that the information Sullivan described to reporters was based on
recently declassified intelligence.
Sullivan argued that news of Iran supplying the drones is
evidence that Russia’s attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks are coming at
the “severe” cost of depleting its own weapons.
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