According to analysts, Russia continues to prepare an escalation in the war against Ukraine. And for this, it needs weapons, in particular, ballistic missiles that Iran has.
Talks about the transfer of ballistic missiles by Iran to Russia have been going on for several months, but they have not brought any results . About thisChannel 24said the Russian journalist, writer Yulia Latynina. According to her, information has appeared that Tehran will no longer supply even drones to the aggressor country.
Iran has nothing to lose
She recalled when shot down Iranian drones on the territory of Ukraine, it turned out that some parts were supplied to them by underground suppliers. And then the US shut down a whole supply chain of components for those drones.
After that, there was speculation that Iran might refuse to provide Russia with its UAVs. But he has not refused yet, – the journalist noted.
In her opinion, the supply of ballistic missiles to Russia depends on 2 factors:
- what Putin will give to Iran instead;
- how strong will be the reaction of Western countries against Tehran . And since Iran is already a pariah, it has nothing to lose.
“It's a bargain,” Latynina said.
She added that in the so-called The “union” of Iran and Russia still lacks the African country of Eswatini, with which Sergey Lavrov recently signed an agreement on visa-free travel.
Pay attention! The invaders used Iranian drones Mohajer-6 and Shahed, which are made from components that come, in particular, from the United States and Japan, Austria, and Italy. Parts can be easily purchased on the open market. This issue has been reported to all the countries involved, asking them not to sell these components anymore.
Russian military aid from Iran: what is known
- Russia has not recently used Iranian kamikaze drones. Natalya Gumenyuk, a representative of OK Yug, believes that this is due, in particular, to the shortage in Russia of personnel trained to use these weapons. Also, stormy weather and gusty winds can have a significant impact on the flight performance of these types of loitering projectiles.
- Russian propagandists said that during a massive missile strike on January 26, Iranian ballistic missiles were used for the first time. Political scientist Oleg Pasternak believes that if Iran had handed over ballistic missiles to Russia, then statements from representatives would already be certain. Western intelligence. After all, they are carefully monitoring this.
- Military analyst Alexei Getman noted that after the strikes on Iranian military production, Tehran began to hesitate whether it makes sense to support Russia in such a volume or not. After all, big sanctions and pressure from the international community begin. That is why the shelling became a drop to convince Iran to stop cooperation with Russia.
