The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source analysis of developments pertaining to Iran and its Axis of Resistance. Iran is pursuing the construction of drone factories in Belarus and Russia, which will help Russia acquire Iranian drones more readily and provide Iran with numerous economic and military benefits. [xv] A US senior defense official stated on July 14 that Iran, Russia, and Syria are cooperating to pressure the US to withdraw forces from Syria. [xxiv] The Biden administration published a map in June showing Iranian drone transfers from Iran to Russia through the Caspian Sea. [xxix] Iranian military officials have increasingly expressed skepticism at receiving Su-35s in recent months, however.

Source: CNN August 02, 2023 07:05 UTC