Reuters News Agency: Iran has sent hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia
Reuters News Agency, citing six informed sources, claimed that Iran has supplied Russia with a large number of powerful ground-to-ground ballistic missiles. Both Iran and Russia are under United States sanctions, and this could indicate close military cooperation between Moscow and Tehran.
Three Iranian sources told Reuters that out of approximately 400 missiles provided by Iran to Russia, many are of the Zulfiqar type, which is an upgraded version of the short-range ballistic missiles of the Fateh-110 class. Experts say this missile, equipped with a mobile road launcher, is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 300 to 700 kilometers.
In its exclusive report dated Wednesday, February 21, Reuters writes that neither Iran nor the Russian Ministry of Defense have commented on this matter so far.
A senior Iranian official also stated that some of these missiles were sent to Russia by ship through the Caspian Sea, while others were transported by plane.
The United Nations Security Council restrictions on the export of certain missiles, drones, and other Iranian technologies ended in October. However, the United States and the European Union have maintained sanctions against Iran’s ballistic missile program amid concerns over arms exports to the country’s proxy forces in the Middle East and Russia.