WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has launched a broad effort to halt Iran’s ability to produce and deliver drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, an endeavor that has echoes of its yearslong program to cut off Tehran’s access to nuclear technology.
In interviews in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, a range of intelligence, military and national security officials have described an expanding U.S. program that aims to choke off Iran’s ability to manufacture the drones, make it harder for the Russians to launch the unmanned “kamikaze” aircraft and — if all else fails — to provide the Ukrainians with the defenses necessary to shoot them out of the sky.
#Ukraine: At least three Russian BMP infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed by the Ukrainian "Omega" unit using Stugna-P and FGM-148 Javelin ATGMs near Avdiivka, #Donetsk Oblast.
Footage also shows the work of FPV-drones armed with HEAT munitions – 4 BMP were damaged. pic.twitter.com/LEUiLoMs8e
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) December 27, 2022
