Russia dismisses report it is sending drones to Iran amid Middle East war
India Today
The Financial Times had reported that discussions between high-ranking Iranian and Russian officials about the delivery of drones began days after Israel and the US initiated their joint military campaign against Tehran. The claim was attributed to two unnamed officials briefed on the intelligence.
The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed a news report that Russia is delivering drones to Iran by saying that the media were printing a lot of lies and people should pay no attention to them. The report, published earlier in the day by the Financial Times, cited Western intelligence to claim that Russia was close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicine and food to Iran.
The outlet had reported that discussions between high-ranking Iranian and Russian officials about the delivery of drones began days after Israel and the US initiated their joint military campaign against Tehran. The claim was attributed to two unnamed officials briefed on the intelligence.
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