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2023-02-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Iran has used boats and a state-owned airline to smuggle new types of advanced armed drones to Russia

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Posted by Fred 2023-02-24 01:06|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 This message is brought to you by John "Swift boat" Kerry. We hope you enjoy Armageddon.

Posted by Woodrow 2023-02-24 02:38|| 2023-02-24 02:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Smuggle? It's open trade. Unless that implies all the graft was paid rather than the act of transporting.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-02-24 11:12|| 2023-02-24 11:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Not well known, but we can tell if an airliner is full of people or cargo.

DoS still gets to make the call.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-24 11:35|| 2023-02-24 11:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Never thought I'd be in the position of defending Iran but the use of that word "smuggle" makes me think of a pot calling a kettle black.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-02-24 12:34|| 2023-02-24 12:34|| Front Page Top

#5 More of a trade in kind. Reported drones for SU-35s and other weapons.

Posted by Ebbains Threrenter5475 2023-02-24 19:05|| 2023-02-24 19:05|| Front Page Top

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