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Coverage dated November 4, 2022

Iran Acknowledges Sending Drones to Russia for First Time

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Iran’s foreign minister has acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the transfer came before Moscow’s war on Ukraine.

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  1. PBS NewsHour

    For the first time, Iran acknowledges supplying Russia with drones (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Iran's foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the transfer came before Moscow's war on Ukraine that has seen the Iranian-made drones divebombing Kyiv.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Iran Acknowledges Sending Drones to Russia for First Time (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Iran’s foreign minister has acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the transfer came before Moscow’s war on Ukraine.

  3. The Guardian

    Iran says it supplied drones to Russia before Ukraine war began (opens The Guardian)

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    Minister says ‘small number’ of drones were sent to Russia months before war began but denies supply continues

  4. NPR

    For the first time, Iran acknowledges it sent drones to Russia (opens NPR)

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    The Iranian foreign minister says only a small number were delivered months before the invasion of Ukraine.

  5. The Times of Israel

    In first, Iran acknowledges supplying drones to Russia (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Iranian FM admits Tehran gave Moscow a 'limited number' of UAVs but insists transfer was before Russian forces invaded Ukraine

  6. Hot Air

    Iran admits supplying drones to Russia for first time (opens Hot Air)

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    Iran has acknowledged for the first time providing military drones to Russia but says only a small number were delivered months before the invasion of Ukraine. Speaking to Iran’s state-run media...

  7. France 24

    Live: Iran admits sending drones to Russia ‘before war in Ukraine’ (opens France 24)

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    Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday said that Tehran sent "a limited number of drones" to Russia "months before the war in Ukraine", Iran's official news agency IRNA reported. Amir-Abdollahian…

  8. Al Jazeera

    Iran confirms drones to Russia but ‘months’ before Ukraine war (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Tehran says it ‘won’t be indifferent’ if Russia is proven to have used its unmanned aerial vehicles in the war.

  9. Local News 8

    Iran acknowledges providing drones to Russia before Moscow's invasion of Ukraine (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Adam Pourahmadi and Sophie Tanno, CNN The Iranian government acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had sent a limited number of drones to Russia in the months before the start of its invasion of Ukraine.

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