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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iran agrees to supply missiles as well as drones to Russia

A test firing of Iran's surface-to-surface Fateh 110 missile.
A test firing of Iran's surface-to-surface Fateh 110 missile. Photograph: Iranian defence ministry/AFP/Getty

Iran has deepened its commitment to supplying arms for Russia’s assault on Ukraine by agreeing to provide a batch of medium-range missiles, as well as large numbers of cheap but effective drones, according to US and Iranian security officials.

The surface-to-surface missiles are designed to supplement the severely run-down stock of Russian missiles, as part of a bid to systematically destroy Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure ahead of a brutal winter.

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