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Iran is utilising Ukraine to dominate drone warfare globally: US


 US Defense Intelligence Agency has issued a warning that Iran is quickly overtaking other nations in the production of low-cost, military-grade drones.

In order to showcase its drone capabilities, analysts claim Tehran is utilising Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As a result, Tehran has emerged as a crucial supporter of President Vladimir Putin's military campaign.

The Shahed 131 and 136 single-use drones, which were used to conduct kamikaze missions, as well as the Mohajer-6, which was used for airstrikes and reconnaissance, are believed to have been provided to Russia by Iran.

After a military mission from Moscow visited Tehran in November to inspect Iran's drone inventory, The Guardian reported last week that Iran had smuggled at least 18 drones to Russia.

Iran claims that Russia is using its drones for military operations in Ukraine, but the US government thinks it has enough proof, including video and pictures of drone debris, to push for tougher international sanctions against Tehran.

Following the seizure of a drone and other components by members of the Royal Navy's HMS Montrose in February of last year, the UK submitted evidence to the UN on Monday that Iran had also sent combat drones to the Houthi militia in Yemen, in violation of UN resolutions.

US analysts have linked photographs of drone attack debris in Ukraine to photographs of well-known Iranian drone models, some of which are openly accessible from Iranian government sources.

"What we have seen is highly recognisable debris from two very different geographical places that have originated from the same source," a US official told The Guardian.

In recent years, Iranian drones have been utilised in a rising number of diverse and ambitious strikes, including assaults on Saudi Arabia's oil industry and the 2021 attack on the Mercer Street Tanker.

Following the events in Ukraine, US analysts think Iran is prepared to expand its drone programme and engage in a full-scale conventional conflict.

According to a second American official, the DIA is declassifying material on Iran's drone programme to increase public awareness of Tehran's goals among world leaders and to mobilise support for sanctions outside the US and UK

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