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Posted on 05/09/2025 2:02:01 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Iran is preparing to deliver in the near future launchers for short-range ballistic missiles that the U.S. said Tehran sent to Russia last year for use against Ukraine, according to two Western security officials and a regional official.
The delivery of the Fath-360 launchers - if it occurs - would help support Russia's grinding assault on its neighbor and reaffirm the deepening security ties between Moscow and Tehran.
With a 75-mile (120-km) range, the Fath-360 would give Moscow's forces a new weapon to fire at Ukrainian frontline troops, nearby military targets, and population centers close to the border with Russia, analysts said.
The U.S. last September said that Iran delivered the missiles to Russia on nine Russian-flagged ships - which it sanctioned - and three sources told Reuters at that time that the launchers were not included.
The Western security officials and the regional official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the delivery of the Fath-360 launchers was imminent.
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Iran’s nuclear weapons and missile/drone industry must be dismantled
How is it that the Rooskies have to buy weapons from Iran?
Iran can still sell its oil at a profit on the black market, whereas the Russians are at a point where they cannot fund their military from the proceeds of their oil sales internationally.
Iran, the arsenal of anarchy.
Russia tax revenue 56 trillion rubles. Russia military budget 14 trillion rubles.
They certainly have other spending that eats into the 56 trillion rubles, but the military alone is obviously covered. As it is with the US discretionary portion of the budget at $890B, as part of $2T deficit.
As for oil and gas, it is managed by the various firms Rosneft, Gazprom, Lukoil and a few others. They are part of that tax revenue above from the mineral extraction tax as well as tax on their corporate operations/profits.
This is how it works in the US, too, btw. There is oil royalty from the relevant states that US oil companies have to pay.
I think it’s safe to say that the country arming Ukraine isn’t sniveling about another country helping Russia.
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