White House declassifies intel suggesting Wagner Group is preparing to provide air defense capability to Hezbollah or Iran | News Channel 3-12

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : "Russia's role in directing the transfer of an air defense system to Hezbollah reflects Moscow's ongoing arms relationship with Iran and its proxies, which has only strengthened since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
47% : "We will closely monitor for whether Wagner provides military equipment to Hezbollah or Iran," Kirby said.
44% : The US intelligence community has assessed that Iran has been calibrating its response to Israel's military intervention in Gaza to avoid direct conflict with Israel or the US, while still exacting costs on its adversaries via its proxy groups, CNN has reported.
43% : The White House released recently declassified intelligence on Tuesday confirming that the Russian mercenary organization Wagner group has been preparing to provide an air defense capability "to either Hezbollah or Iran," according to National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.
43% : Hezbollah began to pull its fighters out in recent years, but the group is also backed by Iran, which is a close Assad ally.
41% : The US is also concerned that Iran is preparing to provide Russia with ballistic missiles, which Iran showcased to Russian Defense Minister Shoigu during the latter's visit to Tehran in September, Kirby said on Tuesday.
41% : But Iran does not maintain perfect control of its umbrella of these proxy groups, officials say -- in particular over Hezbollah.

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