White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The White House has noted that Iran also has weapons flowing its way from Russia.
52% :Iran is seeking to purchase additional military equipment from Russia, including attack helicopters, radars and YAK-130 combat trainer aircraft, according to the White House.
49% :Iran has said it provided drones to Russia before the start of the war but not since.
48% : As of May, Russia had received hundreds of one-way attack drones, as well as drone production-related equipment, from Iran, according to the White House.
47% : The White House last month said Russia was looking to buy additional advanced attack drones from Iran after using up most of the 400 drones it had previously purchased from Tehran.
45% : The persistent drip of intelligence findings from the administration is intended to detail what U.S. officials say is a deepening defense partnership between Russia and Iran.
43% : The United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom in recent months all have issued rules designed to cut off the flow of drone components to Russia and Iran.
42% : In April, Iran announced that it had finalized a deal to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia.
37% : Kirby said that U.S. officials also have determined that Iran continues to supply the Russian military with one-way attack drones made in Iran: The drones are shipped via the Caspian Sea, from Amirabad in Iran to Makhachkala, Russia, and then are used by Russian forces against Ukraine.
35% : The Biden administration last year first publicized satellite imagery and intelligence findings that it said indicated Iran sold hundreds of attack drones to Russia.
35% : For months, officials have said the United States believed Iran was considering selling hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia, but White House officials have said they do not have evidence a deal was consummated.
32% :President Joe Biden's administration publicly stated in December that it believed Tehran and Moscow were considering standing up a drone assembly line in Russia for the Ukraine war.
32% : The Biden administration has repeatedly publicized intelligence findings that detail how Iran is assisting the Russian invasion.

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