Russia uses Iranian drones in Monday attacks against Kyiv

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "Russia is seeking to collaborate with Iran on areas like weapons development and training as part of this collaboration," Kirby continued.
59% : "In exchange, Russia is offering Iran an unprecedented level of military and technical support that is transforming their relationship into a full-fledged defense partnership.
56% : This indicates Iran may begin receiving aircraft within the next year, these fighter planes would significantly strengthen Iran's Air Force relative to its regional neighbors."
55% : Moscow may be providing Tehran with equipment such as helicopters and air defense systems.
54% : "We are concerned that Russia intends to provide Iran with advanced military components.
51% : Kirby also described Iran as Russia's "top military backer" at the time.
50% :Iran has provided Russia with "several hundred UAVs to Russia," he said.
48% : The administration said to expects Iran to continue its support for Russia's military moving forward and that it believes Iran could Russia them with hundreds of ballistic missiles in the future, while officials have also seen intelligence to suggest that the two sides are working toward "the establishment of a joint production line for lethal drones in Russia," he added.
44% : Kirby has previously warned about the growing relationship between Tehran and Moscow, specifically in recent months.

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