DUBAI: Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources said, deepening the military cooperation between the two US-sanctioned countries. Iran’s provision of around 400 missiles includes many from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons, such as the Zolfaghar, three Iranian sources said.
This road-mobile missile is capable of striking targets at a distance of between 300 and 700 km, experts say. The shipments began in early Jan, one of the Iranian sources said.
Iran’s Shahed drones have become a staple of Russia’s assaults on Ukraine. Kyiv said in Dec that Moscow had launched 3,700 Shahed drones, which can fly hundreds of kilometres and explode on impact. Reuters