American Warning to Iran: Russia Will Face Severe Retaliation for Ballistic Missiles

“We are very concerned about reports that Iran plans to deliver hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia,” Patel said. According to him, the US would consider such a development a significant increase in Iran’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and is communicating with partners about a possible response.

“As we and our partners have made clear both at the G7 (economy summit) and at the NATO summit this summer, we are prepared to create a quick and tough response if moves Iran continues to use ballistic missiles,” he said. Patel added without further details.

According to the West, Tehran has been supporting Russian aggression in Ukraine for a long time, especially by providing drones. Reuters Agency report on the possible extension of this support to missiles with reference to two unnamed sources from European secret services.

The delivery would be for Fateh-360 ballistic missiles, which can carry a warhead weighing up to 150 kilograms and have a range of up to 120 kilometers. One of the cited sources said that Russian soldiers have already traveled to Iran to learn how to handle Iranian missiles.

According to Reuters, Tehran is also significantly expanding ballistic missile production facilities in the area of ​​the Modares military base and the Khojir missile production plant.

In addition, Russian Security Council Secretary and former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu went to Iran last week to discuss security and economic cooperation. In practice, this means additional deliveries of drones, artillery weapons and, according to some sources, even guided bombs for Russia, which they could exchange for support for Iran’s nuclear program.