Iran plans to supply Russia with potentially hundreds of drones for its war in Ukraine, some with combat capabilities, a US official has said.
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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the information the US had suggested Iran was preparing to train Russian forces to use the drones.
He added that it was unclear whether Iran had delivered them yet.
Iran said technological co-operation with Russia preceded the war, without confirming or denying the US claim.
"There has been no special development in this relationship recently," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani Chafi was quoted as saying by Iran's Fars news agency.
Drones have played an integral part in the war for both Ukraine and Russia.
Just last week, Ukraine appealed for donations of thousands of drones to aid its war efforts.
Both sides are using them to spot the enemy's positions and then help direct and correct their own artillery fire on a target.
The Kremlin has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Iran's capital, Tehran, on 19 July. He is expected to meet Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan for peace talks on Syria.
Mr Sullivan added that intelligence received by the US supported the view that Russia's assault on eastern Ukraine was "coming at a cost to the sustainment of its own weapons".
He also observed that Iranian drones had previously been used by Yemen's Houthi rebels to attack Saudi Arabia.
