British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley stated that military cooperation between Russia and Iran is of deep concern in the UK because this partnership poses a threat to global security. TASSreferring to the message distributed by the department.
The minister claims that the Islamic Republic was one of the main suppliers of weapons to Russia during the conflict in Ukraine, supplying Moscow with hundreds of drones.
“In return, Russia offers military and technical support to the Iranian regime, thereby increasing the threat to our partners in the Middle East and to international security,” the head of the ministry said in the message.
Cleverley noted that the UK intends to “hold both countries accountable”.
The State Department said in a statement that London agreed with Washington’s assessment that in the coming months Moscow would seek to increase its supply of weapons from Iran, including ballistic missiles. The Foreign Ministry expressed concern that in return, Russia is ready to transfer technically more sophisticated military components to Iran, giving the regime the opportunity to increase its military potential.
As previously reported, the US sanctions imposed Against the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Unmanned Aviation Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense for the possible use of Iranian drones.