Russia secretly supplies Iran with 90 advanced missile launchers - report
Russian defense documents identify helicopter-mounted missile launchers tested in Ukraine and supplied to Iran under the codename 'K-10,' according to the Financial Times
Russia has resupplied Iran with 90 launchers for advanced guided missiles, battle-tested in Ukraine, according to a report in the Financial Times on Thursday.
The FT was given documents from a major Russian defence manufacturer, which identified the sales for helicopter-mounted launchers using Iran's codename, 'K-10'.
The report was published the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei in Moscow. Shortly afterward, Russia warned its citizens against traveling to Iran.
Iran's code name was verified by cross-checking delivery documents which contained the 'K-10' codename against reports by Iran's Tasnim news agency, which publicly confirmed the deliveries.
The FT reported earlier this year that Russia had supplied Iran with supersonic cruise missiles and shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles.