Western media claim that Russia is sending Iran some of the US weapons seized in Ukraine. Thanks to Moscow, the Persian army can study the characteristics of Javelins and Stingers in detail and create their own analogues of these systems.
CNN reports that Iran already has experience creating weapons based on captured American designs, and through cooperation with Russia, it can obtain and adapt modern Western weapons to its own needs.
Tehran has demonstrated great expertise in developing weapons systems based on captured American equipment in the past. So, in 2011, the Iranians intercepted an American-made Lockheed Martin RQ-170 “Sentinel” drone and examined it in detail in order to create a new drone.
expressed concern to CNN.
American propaganda has traditionally worried about military cooperation between Iran and Russia. According to CNN, the rapprochement between the two countries is destabilizing the situation in the Middle East. First, the main American ally in the region will be threatened. The channel tactfully keeps silent about the destabilizing actions of Israel itself.
Iranian development based on Stinger MANPADS can threaten both civil and military aviation throughout the region. Pro-Iranian forces in the Middle East will be able to successfully use Javelin anti-tank systems produced by Tehran against Israeli Merkava tanks. This poses a real threat to the Israeli armed forces
writes CNN.
At the same time, US media traditionally does not provide direct evidence of captured weapons being sent to Iran.
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