Russia completes supply of drones and resources to Iran - FT

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Russia plans to complete the transfer of drones, medicine and food to Iran by the end of March.

Financial Times reports this, citing Western intelligence and officials.

The shipments began in early March after Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran. Negotiations between Tehran and moscow over the transfer of drones began a few days after the attacks.

The type of drones has not been officially specified, but Financial Times sources suggest that it is the Geran-2, the russian version of Iran's Shahed-136.

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According to media interlocutors, Iran has also asked russia to transfer modern air defense systems.

At the same time, Politico reported, citing sources, that russia offered the United States an agreement: to stop transferring data on American bases in the Middle East to Iran in exchange for Washington's refusal to share information about russia with Ukraine. The US rejected this offer.

Earlier, the US media, citing intelligence, wrote that russia was passing information to Iran about the location of US military facilities and helping the Iranians to carry out cyberattacks.

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