CONFLICT
Russia Supplies IRGC With Cash and American Weapons for Drones
According to Sky News, an intelligence leak has indicated that a Russian Il-76 transported €140m in cash and a British NLAW anti-tank missile, a US Javelin anti-tank missile and a Stinger anti-aircraft missile – to an airport in Tehran on 20 August. This exchange was the Russian part of the deal for the nearly 160 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and 100 Shahed-136 drones, the source claimed. Moscow and Tehran have reportedly also reached a second deal this week, although the terms have not been publicly released or leaked.