America is trying to disrupt military cooperation between Iran and Russia – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr News Agency, quoted by Reuters, the United States claims that it is trying to “expose and disrupt” the “expanding” military cooperation between Iran and Russia.
“John Kirby“, the spokesperson of the National Security Council of the White House says in this connection: “We use the tools at our disposal to expose and disrupt these activities and joint military cooperation between Russia and Iran, and we are ready to do more.”
The US has also claimed that Iran and Russia are expanding their unprecedented defense partnership, as Moscow has increased ties with Tehran following Western sanctions over its attack on Ukraine.
John Kirby“We will use the tools at our disposal to disrupt and prevent further military cooperation between Russia and Iran, and we are trying to disrupt these relations,” the spokesman of the US National Security Council told reporters.
Claims Kirby Two months after the finalization of the contract for the purchase of fighters Sukhoi – 35 from Russia has been stated by Iran. A contract that shows the deepening of defense cooperation between the two countries.
Tehran has strong relations with Moscow in various sectors, and at the same time, the Ukrainian authorities accuse Iran of sending Drones advanced to Russia during the Ukraine war, accusations that Iran has always strongly denied.
On the other hand, America is worried about the increasing military cooperation between Iran and Russia Kirby earlier In December last year, it warned that Russia might sell its fighter jets to Iran. Kirby had stated that According to Reports, Iranian pilots are learning to fly warplanes Sukhoi are in Russia, and Tehran may receive the aircraft within a year, which will “significantly strengthen Iran’s air force relative to its regional neighbors.”
Iran currently mainly has fighters Mig And Sukhoi It is Russian, which dates back to the Soviet era, and also has a number of Chinese planes. Some of the American-made fighter jets, which date back to more than 40 years ago, are also part of Iran’s fighter aircraft fleet, and now this fleet is supposed to be replaced by the arrival of fighter jets. Sukhoi Russia will be strengthened more than before.
Yesterday, the White House issued a statement and continued the country’s hostile approach towards Tehran and Moscow and announced that in the coming days, the United States will announce new sanctions against participants in military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran.
According to the announcement of this TV channel, it is claimed in the said statement: In the coming days, we will announce new sanctions against those who are involved in providing weapons to Russia from Iran. Iran has given more than 400 drones and artillery shells to Russia for use in Ukraine.
The mentioned statement claims: We see signs of the expansion of military cooperation between Iran and Russia. Iran is looking to receive attack helicopters and radars from Russia worth billions of dollars.
This is while Russia and Iran have denied sending any weapons from Tehran to Moscow to be used in Russia’s special military operations in Ukraine. are.