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Pentagon warns Iran not to aid Russia's war against Ukraine

Rare rebuke comes after White House declassified intelligence revealing Moscow's interest in Iran's fleet of armed drones.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley participate in a news briefing at the Pentagon on July 20, 2022 in Arlington, Va. Secretary Austin and General Milley spoke about their virtual meeting with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. — Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Pentagon issued a rare public warning to Iran on Wednesday against a potential transfer of hundreds of unmanned drones to Russia for use in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.

“We would advise Iran not to do that,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters at the Pentagon today. “We think it’s a really, really bad idea. And I’ll leave it at that.”

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