Putin Trip To Tehran Unveiled Hours After US Claims Iranian Drone Deal Struck

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran next week, in what will mark only his second trip outside of his country since the Ukraine war began.
60% : Arrangements are underway for the president's visit to Tehran.
46% : Naturally, this leaves some pundits wondering why Russia would need a whole large fleet of drones from Iran of all countries.
36% : The timing of the Kremlin announcement is interesting given less than 12 hours prior in a Monday afternoon press briefing, national security adviser Jake Sullivan claimed that Iran is preparing to transfer "up to several hundred" armed drones to Russia amid possible arms and munitions shortages amid the Ukraine war.
35% : "The countries there may not like Iran but they will certainly not allow for a condemnation of Russia."
29% : As we described previously, the allegation marks the first time that Iran has been accused of helping Russia amid its ongoing assault on Ukraine.
13% : "The whole issues is just a talking point designed to put Iran and Russia into the same 'baddies' binder for Biden's talks in the Middle East," writes Moon of Alabama, given Sullivan's comments came in a briefing previewing Biden's Wednesday trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia.

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