INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia secretly flew $141 million in cash and Western weapons seized in Ukraine to Iran this summer in exchange for 166 Iranian drones, Sky
Newsreported Tuesday, citing an unnamed security source from an unidentified country.According to Sky News, two Russian military cargo
planes landed at a Tehran airport early on Aug
20 carrying the cash, a U.S
exchange for the $141 million and U.S.-British missiles, Russia had reportedly received 100 Shahed-136 drones, 60 smaller Shahed-131 drones
and six Mohajer-6 drones.Sky News said the source shared satellite imagery showing two Russian military cargo planes parked for around three
and a half hours at the Tehran airport in the early hours of Aug
20 as evidence of the deal.At least five Russian aircraft have transported drones from Iran since Aug
20, the source was cited as saying.Moscow and Tehran have in recent days agreed on another $200-million drone deal, Sky News' source said,
drones in a recent barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure, causing widespread blackouts and water outages
Kyiv also said Russia has ordered around 2,000 more drones from Iran
The Kremlin denies both claims.After repeated denials, Iran this weekendadmitted to having sent drones to Russia, but stressed that the
