Iran Sends Missiles To Russia As Putin's Army Loses Weapons At 'Unsustainable Rate'

Iran was forced to deny supplying weapons to Russia after a number of Iranian suicide bomber drones and Revolutionary Guard troops were spotted in Ukraine

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Iran is supplying missiles to Russia as it battles depletion of weapons and equipment for invading forces in Ukraine, it has been claimed.

The United States warned last week that the Islamic Republic of Iran had stepped up arms deals with the Russians as Vladimir Putin's soldiers continued to burn supplies.

Weapons allegedly sold to Putin include so-called kamikaze attack drones, as well as the first Iranian-made surface-to-surface missiles.

Russia is estimated to have lost 6,000 pieces of military equipment during the war and is “spending munitions at an unsustainable rate,” said Director of US Intelligence Morgan Muir.

Reports of a deal were denied by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who said his country "does not and will not supply" arms to the two sides in conflict in Ukraine.

Weapons sold to Russia include kamikaze attack drones and Iranian-made surface-to-surface missiles (

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Quoting the content of its phone call with the Portuguese Foreign Minister, the Foreign Ministry said: "We believe that arming either side of the crisis will prolong the war, so we have not considered and don't see war as war in a good way, whether it's in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria or Yemen."

The denial comes after the Daily Mirror last week revealed Iranian troops...