Iran-Russia arms trade will permanently shift Iran’s global role - analysis

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Iran-Russia arms trade will permanently shift Iran’s global role - analysis
Iran can no longer pretend that its nuclear program is the only thing standing between itself and good relations with the West.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Iran has provided Russia with thousands of drones and may be prepared to send even more weapons to Moscow to help with its war on Ukraine. Recent reports from CNN say that “Iran is preparing to send approximately 1,000 additional weapons, including surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missiles and more attack drones, to Russia to use in its war against Ukraine,” officials from a Western country that closely monitors Iran’s weapons program told CNN. This is a new phase in the Iran-Russia alliance.

Although Moscow and Tehran have worked together for decades, it was usually Iran that needed know-how and weapons, so it usually relied on Russia as the senior partner in the relationship.

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