Moscow The Washington Post newspaper reported that Tehran had sent a batch of combat marches to Moscow in secret, which brought up the issue of Tehran giving Russian drones in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. However, the Kremlin responded today, Tuesday, categorically denying the veracity of these allegations. He labelled it as false information.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin, was cited by the Russian TASS news agency as saying: “Unfortunately, the Washington Post lately published a lot of misleading reports, while stressing that relations between Moscow and Tehran are expanding dynamically.”
And on Monday, an American newspaper reported, citing a number of officials, that Russia had received the first shipment of Iranian combat drones for use in Ukraine. It went on to explain that this shipment was transported from Tehran to Moscow by Russian cargo planes and noted that the Russians had expressed displeasure with the Iranian marches’ flaws.
It clarified that the Russians found a number of weaknesses during the initial tests of the Iranian marches, including a flaw in the systems, citing US officials and other individuals from nations that are allies of Washington.
The initial batch of Iranian combat marches featured two models, Muhajir 6 and Shahid, according to The Washington Post, which explained the agreement in full. The publication said that it was carried out in secret.
At the start of the conflict, which was started on February 24 with drones thought to be Turkish, Russia was dealt hard blows amid claims that Ukrainian forces had been successful in destroying entire columns as the Russians advanced towards the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
According to Michael Knights, a military and security affairs expert at a Washington think tank, the only instances in which Iranian marches have been used were attacks against American bases in Iraq and Syria. He added that in other contexts, such as Ukraine, the situation differed because electronic warfare and highly precise air systems were present, and Iranian drones had not yet been put to the test.
In the most recent period, amid tension between Tehran and Washington during the indirect nuclear negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement from which the United States withdrew, Iran announced the formation of a squadron of its home-made combat marches, displayed models of them, and tested them in a show of force in significant military manoeuvres. A year later, in 2018, Iran retaliated by flagrantly breaking its nuclear agreements.
However, several academics questioned the effectiveness and performance of the Iranian marches, and Western media believed that Iran inflated the strength of its marches on purpose as part of a psychological war.
According to Michael Knights, Iran’s drones have struggled in the past, so it wouldn’t surprise me if they encounter difficulties in a more heated setting like Ukraine.
Moscow disputes getting certain Iranian combat marches.
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