(CNN) — The White House said, Friday, that Russia may provide Iran with fighter jets as military cooperation between the two countries deepens.
John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the US National Security Council, stated that Iran is seeking to obtain helicopters, radars, combat training aircraft and military equipment worth billions of dollars from Russia, adding that in return, Iran has shipped artillery shells and tanks to Russia as its invasion of Ukraine enters its second year.
Iran had previously granted Russia hundreds of drones for use in the war, many of which targeted the Ukrainian electricity grid and energy facilities to devastating effect, and it appears that it has modified the attack drones so that the warheads they carry can inflict maximum damage on infrastructure targets, according to the report. to an investigative report obtained by CNN earlier this month.
Kirby did not elaborate on the types of aircraft that Russia might supply to Iran, nor did he provide any indication of when this step would take place.
The White House has previously warned that Iran and Russia could provide each other with military equipment and weapons.
John Kirby described the rapprochement between Moscow and Tehran in terms of military cooperation as “unprecedented”, and pointed to the weapons provided by North Korea to the Russian mercenary group “Wagner”, which is participating in the war in Ukraine.
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