The United States has said Russia and Iran’s relationship has warmed to a fully-fledged defence partnership.
The US national security council spokesman John Kirby says Russia is given an unprecedented level of military support.
The US has seen reports that the two countries are considering joint production of lethal drones, he adds, according to an intelligence report.
This comes after Ukraine accused Iran of supplying Russia with “kamikaze” drones used in deadly attacks on October 17, which Tehran initially denied.
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The Middle Eastern country later admitted sending Moscow a limited number of drones, “many months” before the war.
In response, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said this was a lie and that many more Iranian drones were being used.
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The Ukrainian air force said it downed 10 of 15 such drones used to attack southern regions in the early hours of Saturday. The governor of Odesa said the strikes caused power cuts in most of his region.
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