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

Row brews in Iran over use of its drones in Ukraine war by Russia

Two police officers in Kyiv shoot into the air
Police officers in Kyiv, Ukraine, last month shoot at what was believed to be one of a number of Iranian-supplied Shahed-136 drones during a Russian strike. Photograph: Reuters

An internal rift over the supply of deadly drones to Russia for use in Ukraine has opened up in Iran, with a prominent conservative cleric and newspaper editor saying Russia is the clear aggressor in the war and the supply should stop.

A former Iranian ambassador to Moscow has also hinted the foreign ministry may have been kept in the dark both by the Kremlin and the Iranian military.

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