Iran has not transferred launchers for its ballistic missiles to Russia
Along with the Fath-360 short-range ballistic missiles, Iran has not handed over to Russia the mobile launchers needed to launch them.
This was reported to Reuters by three informed sources - a European diplomat, a European intelligence official, and an American official.
According to the American interlocutor of Reuters, Iran had not supplied Russia with launchers at the time of the US announcement of the supply of Iranian missiles.
A European intelligence official said without further elaboration that he did not expect Moscow to receive the launchers.
Experts interviewed by Reuters gave several reasons why Russia did not receive the Fath-360 launchers.
One of them is that Moscow may be planning to modify trucks to transport the missiles. Another is Tehran's attempt to leave room for maneuver in negotiations with Western powers.
To date, Iran's military assistance to Russia's campaign in Ukraine has included the supply of hundreds of unmanned unilateral aerial vehicles, artillery ammunition, and broad support for Russian UAV production domestically.
Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 23/09/2024
