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Sami Quadri

Iran is now Russia’s ‘top military backer’ giving Putin’s forces ‘large number of ballistic missiles’

Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Iran has become Russia’s top military backer since the invasion of Ukraine, British defence chiefs have said.

In its latest intelligence update, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Russia is procuring a “large number of ballistic missiles” from the Iranians in a bid to “expand its campaign of strikes against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure”.

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