American intelligence believes that Iran is trying to get help from Russia in the creation of nuclear weapons in exchange for the supply of weapons.
This is reported by the CNN channel.
Intelligence sources suggest that Iran has approached the Kremlin for help in acquiring additional nuclear materials and in the production of nuclear fuel, which will help Tehran start up its nuclear reactors. In the end, this could shorten the time it takes to build a nuclear weapon.
It is not yet known for certain whether Russia has agreed to these conditions, since the Kremlin has long opposed Tehranʼs acquisition of nuclear weapons.
The administration of the U.S. President Joe Biden is "concernedly" watching any new directions of cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation.
- On November 4, Ukrainian intelligence received information that the Russian military is using the territory of the Kursk NPP and its related enterprises for the storage and maintenance of missiles. Russians can hide Iranian drones and ballistic missiles there.
- On November 1, CNN, citing Western officials who closely monitor Iranʼs weapons program, wrote that Iran plans to transfer about 1 000 ballistic missiles and drones to Russia for the war against Ukraine. At the same time, the Pentagon still has no confirmation that Iran could transfer short-range ballistic missiles to Russia or plans to do so.