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Assad has fled to Moscow, Iran has withdrawn from Syria and abandoned its mercenaries, and Russia’s remaining soldiers are isolated in the Assadist strongholds of Latakia and Tartus — where ...
Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war against Ukraine in a “dramatic escalation,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who vowed to impose more sanctions on Tehran.
Dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, two European intelligence sources told Reuters, adding that they expected ...
Iran has supported Russia both diplomatically and militarily since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It has voted against United Nations resolutions condemning Russia and has regularly delivered loitering munitions, chiefly the Shahed 131 and Shahed 136, to the Russian military.
The three countries described the missile transfer as an escalation by Iran and Russia, threatening European security, and urged Iran to stop supporting Russia. Britain also imposed sanctions on Russian cargo ships involved in transporting military supplies from Iran and targeted individuals linked to Iran's missile and drone supply chains. [367]
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has left Iran and Russia on the outside, while Iran is accelerating its pursuit of a nuclear weapon and al-Shabaab is emerging as a potential proxy for Iran ...
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the two nations have generally enjoyed very close cordial relations. Iran and Russia are strategic allies [4] [5] [6] and form an axis in the Caucasus alongside Armenia. Iran and Russia are also military allies in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq and partners in Afghanistan and post-Soviet Central Asia.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia on Tuesday, confirming reports that Tehran has increased its support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.