First Of Hundreds Of Iranian Drones Delivered To Russia For Ukraine War: Pentagon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Politico underscores further that as part of the deal Russian personnel have already been in Iran to receive training on the new systems:
50% : Starting over a month ago, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan cited US intelligence to warn that Iran is "preparing to provide Russia with several hundred UAVs, including weapons capable UAVs" for use in Ukraine.
47% : "We will vigorously enforce all U.S. sanctions on both the Russian and Iranian arms trade and we will stand with our allies and partners throughout the region against the Iranian threat.""This demonstrates that as Russia endures costs on the battlefield in Ukraine, it is experiencing difficulties in sustaining its own weapons, as it looks to countries like Iran for capabilities to sustain its forces," Breasseale explained.
45% :The Islamic Republic and Russia have been drifting into slow, deepening cooperation for years - but the Ukraine invasion appears to have hastened Moscow's willingness to proceed with military deals with Tehran.
42% :"Russia deepening their alliance with Iran is something that the whole world -- and especially those in the region -- should watch and see as a profound threat," the DOD official, Todd Breasseale, was quoted as saying.

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