White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine
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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said U.S. intelligence officials believe the plant could be operational early next year.
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Russia is receiving materials from Iran to build a drone factory on its territory that "could be fully operational early next year," White House national security spokesman John Kirby warned Friday.
The US believes that an attack drone manufacturing plant Russia is building with Iran’s help could be fully operational by early next year, National Security Council official John Kirby said on Friday.
A U.S. intelligence finding indicates that Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a factory east of Moscow to produce drones for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Iran is reportedly shipping materials to Russia to help in the construction of a drone-making factory outside Moscow, the Biden administration claimed.
Washington is trying to raise the pressure on Tehran and make it more difficult to complete the work on the factory, which would enable Russia’s military to produce drones domestically.
Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as the Kremlin looks to lock in a steady supply of weaponry for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, according to a U.S. intelligence finding.
Iran is helping Russia build a manufacturing plant for the unmanned aerial vehicles Tehran has provided Moscow, and it could be fully operational by early next year, according to the Biden administration.
The White House on Friday said Iran has stepped up its military involvement with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and is now sending that country material to build a drone manufacturing plant.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that U.S. officials also have determined that Iran continues to supply the Russian military with one-way attack drones made in Iran: The drones are shipped via the Caspian Sea.
“This is a full-scale defense partnership that is harmful to Ukraine, to Iran’s neighbors, and to the international community,” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said.
