Russia deepened Iran support with missile launcher deal - Financial Times — SkimNews
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- Russia agreed to supply Iran with 90 advanced missile launchers, a transfer reported by the Financial Times and echoed by United24 Media and Iran International.
- Ukraine is named as the operational context: the missiles associated with the launchers are described as used against Ukraine.
Why it matters: The reported agreement identifies 90 advanced launchers for Iran and explicitly links the associated missiles to Ukraine. Russia is thus tied to a quantified hardware component of support for Iran, while Ukraine is named as the operational setting for the missiles involved.
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