Iran to send Russia launchers for short-range missiles, sources say


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  • Saturday, 10 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi shake hands during a press conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

(This May 9 story has been corrected to clarify that Iran's statement came from its permanent mission to the United Nations, not the United States, in paragraph 8)

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Iran is preparing to deliver in the near future launchers for short-range ballistic missiles that the U.S. said Tehran sent to Russia last year for use against Ukraine, according to two Western security officials and a regional official.

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