European Pravda – March 10, 2023
Russia sends samples of weapons provided
by the United States to Iran in Ukraine
Russia is seizing some weapons and equipment provided by the United States and NATO to Ukraine on the battlefield and sending it to Iran, where, according to the United States, Tehran will try to remake these systems.
According to Evropeyska Pravda, four sources familiar with this issue told CNN.
Over the past year, officials from the United States, NATO and other Western countries have witnessed several cases of Russian troops seizing smaller, backpacked weapons, including Javelin anti-tank systems and Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, which Ukrainian troops were sometimes forced to leave on the battlefield, sources told the TV channel.
In many of these cases, Russia shipped equipment to Iran for dismantling and analysis, probably so that the Iranian military could try to create its own version of the weapon, the sources said.
Russia believes that continued shipments of captured Western weapons to Iran will encourage Tehran to continue to support Russia's war in Ukraine, sources said.
U.S. officials do not believe the problem is wide-ranging or systematic, and the Ukrainian military has made it a habit since the beginning of the war to notify the Pentagon of any loss of U.S. equipment by Russian troops, officials say.
Still, U.S. officials acknowledge that the issue is difficult to track.
It is unclear whether Iran has succeeded in successfully remaking U.S. weapons seized in Ukraine, but Tehran has proven very adept at developing weapons systems based on U.S. equipment seized in the past.
A key weapon in Iran's arsenal, the Tufan anti-tank guided missile, was developed based on an American BGM-71 TOW missile in the 1970s. In 2011, the Iranians also intercepted the U.S. Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel drone and redesigned it to create a new drone that crossed Israeli airspace in 2018 before being shot down.
This coordination is another example of Moscow's growing defense partnership with Tehran, which has intensified over the past year, as Russia increasingly desperately needs external military support in its war against Ukraine. As U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said last month, the partnership will not only further destabilize Ukraine, but could also threaten Iran's neighbors in the Middle East.
As reported, the United States did not find any evidence that the weapons they provided to Kyiv fell outside Ukraine.
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Iran announced conclusion of a deal to buy Russian of Su-35
Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations on Saturday announced the completion of a contract with Russia to purchase fourth-generation Su-35 fighter jets.
This, as writes "European Pravda", was announced by the Iranian publication IRIB.
Iran's post-mission announced that Su-35 fighter jets were technically acceptable to the country, and after October 2020 and the expiration of Iran's restrictions on the purchase of conventional weapons based on UN Resolution 2231, the contract for their purchase was finalized.
Iranian media claim that the Russian fighter jet "is one of the most powerful fighters of the fourth or greater generation in the world."
No details are publicly given – either about the cost of the contract or the number of fighters Iran will receive from Russia. IRIB instead reported that Iran had been negotiating the purchase of fighter jets with several other unnamed countries.
Earlier, the Israeli media, citing their data, indicated that we could talk about 24 fighters.
In recent months, against the backdrop of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Moscow and Tehran have intensified cooperation in the field of security. Among other things, according to media reports, Russia is seizing some Western weapons and equipment on the battlefield and sending them to Iran, where, according to the United States, Tehran will try to remake these systems.
Iran's acquisition of Su-35 aircraft could seriously disrupt the regional balance of power, which will have far-reaching consequences for the entire region.
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