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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/us/politics/iran-drones-russia-ukraine.html
U.S. Scrambles to Stop Iran from Providing Drones for Russia
(New York Times) David E. Sanger - The Biden administration has launched a broad effort to halt Iran's ability to produce and deliver drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, accelerating its moves to deprive Iran of the Western-made components needed to manufacture the drones. U.S. forces are also helping Ukraine's military to target the sites where the drones are being prepared for launch. In the effort to stop the drone attacks, Biden's aides are also engaging an ally with a long history of undermining Iran's nuclear program: Israel. In a secure video meeting last Thursday with Israel's top national security, military and intelligence officials, Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security adviser, "discussed Iran's growing military relationship with Russia, including the transfer of weapons the Kremlin is deploying against Ukraine, targeting its civilian infrastructure, and Russia's provision of military technology to Iran in return," the White House said. The fact that the administration chose to highlight the discussion was notable. Israel and the U.S. have a long history of operating together in dealing with technological threats emanating from Tehran.