US Warning: Russia Accepts Iran's Equipment Manufacturing Drone Factory US | Russia | Iran
According to Agence France Presse, the White House warned on June 9th that Russia "has received equipment from Iran to build a drone factory on its own land," which "may start producing at full capacity from early next year.".
According to the report, John Kirby, the strategic communication coordinator of the White House National Security Council, said, "Military cooperation between Russia and Iran seems to have deepened." He stated that he was based on information from the US intelligence agency.
On the 9th, the White House sent a briefing to governments and businesses around the world, believing that it could help them "better understand the risks of Iran's drone projects" and avoid helping such projects "due to negligence.".
The report also stated that the US government has distributed a satellite image, stating that it is the estimated location of a drone factory based on intelligence sources, located approximately 900 kilometers east of Moscow in the Alabuga Economic Zone.
Kobe mentioned that in recent times, the United States has strengthened its criticism of the "two-way" military cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. He said Iran is attempting to spend "billions of dollars" to acquire Russian military equipment. He also specifically stated that Iran has signed an agreement to purchase Russian fighter jets and wants to obtain attack helicopters and radar.
According to the report, Tehran has repeatedly said that the United States' accusation of providing weapons to Russia is "groundless", and insisted that Iran is not a participant in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.