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Russia and Iran Military Ties Deepening into Partnership, Biden Administration Warns
(Wall Street Journal) Ken Thomas - John Kirby, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council, warned Friday that "Russia is offering Iran an unprecedented level of military and technical support that is transforming their relationship to a full-fledged defense partnership" and said the two nations were considering establishing a joint production line to provide lethal drones in Russia. The U.S. said it believed Iran was considering selling hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia. Kirby said Moscow had sought to collaborate with Iran on weapons development and training and may be providing Tehran with helicopters and air-defense systems. He said Iranian pilots trained in Russia during the spring to fly the Sukhoi Su-36, a Russian jet fighter, which could indicate that Iran "may begin receiving aircraft within the next year."