As Russia loses territory, thousands of troops, and massive amounts of weaponry in its war in Ukraine, the scope of Iran’s support has escalated, despite its repeated denials of any involvement.
, the architect of Iran’s foreign military strategy, travelled to Moscow to see President Vladimir Putin. He had a pitch—and a plea. During their two-hour meeting, Suleimani rolled out large maps of the battlefield in Syria, which was in the fifth year of a civil war with disparate rebel groups and had lost control of a third of its territory tojihadis. The stakes for Russia were high. For decades, Syria had been its only steadfast ally among the twenty-two Arab countries.
Iran is now fully engaged in Russia’s war, the official said. The deepening ties carry liabilities for the Islamic Republic. Many of the drones have killed civilians and destroyed civilian infrastructure, White House and Pentagon officials charge. “We have been clear that Putin’s forces are conducting war crimes,” a spokesperson for the National Security Council told me. On Friday, retired Admiral John Kirby, the director of strategic communications at the N.S.C.
Iran’s intervention has been a strategic decision—yielding limited or minimal financial gain, so far—that was approved by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, President Ebrahim Raisi, and the policymaking Supreme National Security Council, the U.S. official said. Iran had hoped to keep its role a secret, he noted. The drone exports have been facilitated by, a former sniper who heads the Revolutionary Guard’s aerospace force, including its ballistic-missile program.
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