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Russia hands captured British anti-tank missile to Iran in exchange for drones

The Kremlin gave Tehran over £120m in cash along with state-of-the-art weaponry seized from Ukrainian troops

Iran was given a captured British anti-tank missile by Russia in exchange for unmanned drones used to attack Ukraine, the Telegraph understands.

The Kremlin handed over £120 million in cash along with state-of-the-art British and US weaponry seized from Ukrainian troops to pay for the drones, a security source has claimed.

The cash and weapons were flown into an airport in Tehran on a Russian military aircraft in the early hours of August 20, Sky News reported on Tuesday night.

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