The Pentagon has no information on Iran supposedly providing ballistic missiles to Russia, its spokesman said
The US military has no evidence suggesting that Tehran has supplied Moscow with ballistic missiles, the Pentagon spokesman, Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told a news briefing on Tuesday. Earlier, Kiev accused Iran of providing Russia with this type of weaponry and even called for strikes against the Iranian military industrial complex.
“We do not have any information to corroborate right now that Iran has delivered ballistic missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine,” Ryder said when asked about the alleged deliveries. The Pentagon would “continue to keep a close eye on” this issue, he told journalists, adding that the US does “have concerns” that Moscow might “seek to acquire that capability.”
Ryder’s words came just days after Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s aide, Mikhail Podolyak, called for “strikes” on the Iranian…
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