These drones are currently being used by the Russians in Ukraine, but the US is also concerned that they will be used in conflicts against other countries as well.
The USA, the European Union and Great Britain will simultaneously impose sanctions on Iranian legal entities and individuals involved in the manufacture and supply of kamikaze drones to Russia, with which its army bombs Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. This was stated by the press secretary of the US State Department Ned Price during a briefing on October 20, Voice of America reports.
Ned Price expressed concern about the threat posed by Iranian UAVs outside the territory of Ukraine. According to him, “these drones pose a risk and a mortal threat to Ukraine, but Iran's proliferation of UAV technology is a threat that goes far beyond the borders of Ukraine.”
(… ) we will take all possible measures to prevent Iran from being able to use and export this deadly technology.
“We act in accordance with the authority of the United States. There are resolutions of the UN Security Council, there is a UN Security Council, there is a group of UN experts. (…) So we are going to use all the powers and tools that we have, because we know about the damage and death, the losses that it can cause not only in Ukraine, but also in the region,” said the spokesperson of the State Department.
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The journalists also asked about the risk of Iran developing and possessing nuclear weapons, to which Price replied: “The point is that we support the president's commitment that Iran will never have nuclear weapons. We are still determined to comply with this commitment to ensure that Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon.” Natalia Gumenyuk, The Russian armed forces received from 300 to several thousand Iranian-made kamikaze drones.
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