"Military aid provided by the United States and its NATO allies to
Ukraine is being found in
the hands of Iranians, according to a new CNN report.
the hands of Iranians, according to a new CNN report.
“Russia has been capturing some of the US and NATO-provided weapons
and equipment left on the battlefield in Ukraine and sending them to
Iran, where the US believes Tehran will try to reverse-engineer the
systems,” four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
“Over the last year, US, NATO and other Western officials have seen
several instances of Russian forces seizing smaller, shoulder-fired
weapons equipment including Javelin anti-tank and Stinger anti-aircraft
systems that Ukrainian forces have at times been forced to leave behind
on the battlefield,” CNN added." PJ