Iran, Russia Refutes Pentagon Statement That Tehran Gave Moscow Short-Range Missiles

A statement by the Pentagon said that it has confirmed reports that Iran has given Russia a number of close-range ballistic missiles, Russia and Iran refute the reports.

WASHINGTON - After the Pentagon released a statement verifying reports that Iran had provided short-range missiles to Russia, Moscow and Tehran refuted the reports with Iran claiming that it “opposes war” and hasn’t sent missiles to Russia, and Moscow saying, “it is not every time that this kind of information is true”.

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A statement by the Pentagon said that it has confirmed reports that Iran has given Russia a number of close-range ballistic missiles, but that it has said from the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that support by the United States Kyiv has focused on air defense, which will continue, “including with a focus on the threat posed by the new missiles”.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a briefing today that although the Pentagon cannot say how many missiles are involved, “The United States has confirmed reports that Iran has transferred shipments of Fath 360 close-range ballistic missiles to Russia, which we assess could employ them within weeks against Ukraine, leading to the deaths of even more Ukrainian civilians”.

The U.S. Treasury Department said, “Today, in response to Iran’s ongoing military support, including the recent delivery of ballistic missiles, to Russia for its war of aggression against Ukraine, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating ten individuals and six entities based in Iran and Russia and identifying four vessels as blocked property that are enabling Iran’s delivery of weapons components and weapons systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and close-range ballistic missiles (CRBMs), to Russia.”

The statement went on to say, “In late 2023, Iran and Russia signed a contract for the supply of hundreds of missiles. In the summer of 2024, Russian military personnel were trained on the use of Iran’s Project 360 CBRMs by Iranian personnel, and as of early September 2024, Russia received the first shipment of these CBRMs from Iran.”

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