U.S., U.K. worried Russia is sharing nuclear secrets with Iran

The United States and Britain are increasingly concerned that Russia is sharing classified information and technologies with Iran that could bring Tehran closer to developing nuclear weapons.

This was reported by Bloomberg.

According to unnamed Western officials familiar with the matter, the Kremlin has stepped up cooperation with Iran in recent months in connection with its ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons.

These developments were discussed by US and British officials in Washington this week when Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with President Joe Biden at the White House. They described the developments as worrying and highlighted the escalation of military ties between Russia and Iran.

According to a White House National Security Council spokesperson, the Biden administration remains deeply concerned about Iran's nuclear activities. Biden has made clear that the US is prepared to use all elements of national power to prevent any nuclear escalation by Iran, the spokesman said on Saturday.

During a recent visit to London, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken suggested that Russia was sharing nuclear technology with Tehran, saying that Moscow had received a batch of Iranian Fath-360 ballistic missiles.

‘For its part, Russia is sharing technologies that Iran is looking for - it's a two-way street - including on nuclear issues, and some space information,’ Blinken said.

Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy agreed during talks in London that ‘Iran's nuclear programme has never been more advanced,’ the US State Department said in a joint statement on Saturday.

Iran insists that it is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons, although there are concerns that it could develop them in response to escalating tensions with Israel.

Author - Olena Madiak, 16/09/2024