By Anthony Deutsch, Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay
Iran to supply ballistic missiles to Russia? | Latest News | WION
Aug 9 (Reuters) – Dozens of Russian soldiers are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 short-range ballistic missile system, two European intelligence agencies told Reuters, adding that they were monitoring the upcoming delivery of hundreds of satellite-guided weapons to Expect Russia for war in Ukraine.
Russian Defense Ministry representatives reportedly signed a contract with Iranian officials in Tehran on December 13 for the Fath-360 and another ballistic missile system built by Iran's state-run Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) called Ababil, intelligence officials said. , who wished to remain anonymous in order to discuss sensitive matters.
Citing multiple confidential intelligence sources, the officials said Russian personnel visited Iran to learn how to operate the Fath-360 defense system, which fires missiles with a maximum range of 120 km (75 miles) and a 150 kg (330 lb) warhead. A of the sources said that "the only next possible" step after the training would be the actual delivery of the missiles to Russia.
