According to the WSJ, the Russian Federation provided Iran with communications and surveillance equipment, as well as listening devices and lie detectors.
Russia supplies Iran with cyber weapons, particularly digital surveillance equipment. This is stated in the material of The Wall Street Journal.
According to US and Iranian officials, cooperation between the countries intensified after Iran agreed to provide the Russian Federation, in addition to drones, short-range missiles and tanks and artillery shells.
Russian authorities have decided that the benefits of deepening military ties with Iran outweigh any disadvantages.
Iran is said to be seeking cyber assistance, as well as dozens of Russian attack helicopters and jet fighters and help in implementing its long-range missile program.
Russia has provided Iran with communications tracking equipment, as well as eavesdropping devices, advanced cameras and lie detectors, the sources said. We are talking about software that would allow Iranian authorities to hack the phones of dissidents and political opponents.
According to the publication, the main provider of cyber services in Iran is the Russian company Proteuswith contracts with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Earlier, British intelligence reported that Russia may have started regularly receiving small shipments of Iranian-made Shahed UAVs. In addition, according to media reports, Iran secretly supplied Russia with a large number of shells.
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Source: korrespondent
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