U.S. downgrades intel showing Russia's deepening defense ties with Iran

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : At the same time, Russia has offered Iran "unprecedented" defense cooperation, Kirby said.
53% : U.S. officials also have information that Russia is receiving materials from Iran necessary to build a drone manufacturing facility inside Russia, which could be "fully operational" by early next year, Kirby said.
50% : Tehran is seeking billions of dollars' worth of military equipment from Moscow, including Su-35 fighter jets, attack helicopters, radars and Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft.
50% :"Actors like Iran want this kind of behavior to be secret.
49% : This is in addition to new steps the Biden administration, along with the European Union and the United Kingdom, has already taken to restrict the transfer of electronic components found in Iranian drones to the battlefield in Ukraine.
47% : The intelligence confirms suspicions that have surfaced in open-source platforms about connections between Alabuga and Iran.
36% : We are shining a light on it publicly to let Iran know we are aware of exactly what they're doing, and to build pressure on Iran internationally, having alerted other countries to Iran's actions," said the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive internal thinking.
31% : On Friday, the administration plans to announce "a new U.S. government advisory to help businesses and other governments better understand the risks posed by Iran's [unmanned aerial vehicle] program and the illicit practices Iran uses to procure components for it," Kirby said.
17% : The Kremlin asked for more attack drone deliveries from Iran last month after depleting previous shipments, a development that the Biden administration announced in another attempt to name and shame the two nations.

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