Moscow will launch a surveillance device for Tehran, but will use it for a while, writes The Washington Post.
Russia is preparing to launch a new satellite for Iran, which it initially intended to use to monitor Ukraine. This was reported by The Washington Post on August 4, citing Western security sources.
Roscosmos announced the launch of a satellite called Khayyam August 9 “at the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran”. It will be launched into orbit by a Russian launch vehicle. union, which launches from the Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan.
According to WP, this will give Tehran unprecedented capabilities, including near-continuous surveillance of key sites in Israel and the Persian Gulf.
But Iran may not immediately gain control of the satellite. Russia, which has struggled to reach its military targets during a five-month attack on Ukraine, has told Tehran it plans to use the satellite for months or longer to increase surveillance of military targets. in this conflict,” two sources said on condition of anonymity.
The upcoming launch is an indicator of expanding military and political cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, WP emphasizes.
Recall that last month, US officials said that Iran intends to provide Russia with several hundred drones, including combat ones.
In Tehran, they say they are not helping either side of the war in Ukraine. However, according to Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the Office of the President, Russian troops are already using Iranian UAVs in Ukraine.
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