{"id":66667,"date":"2022-07-11T21:48:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T21:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/07\/11\/iran-to-deliver-armed-drones-to-russia-white-house-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:19:29","slug":"iran-to-deliver-armed-drones-to-russia-white-house-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/07\/11\/iran-to-deliver-armed-drones-to-russia-white-house-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran to deliver armed drones to Russia, White House says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The White House on Monday said it believes Russia is turning to Iran<\/a> to provide it with \u201chundreds\u201d of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said it was unclear whether Iran had already provided any of the unmanned systems to Russia, but said the U.S. has \u201cinformation\u201d that indicates Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use them as soon as this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\t