Iran's long-range ballistic missile delivery to Russia poses threat to entire Ukraine

Defense Express development director Valerii Riabykh said this on the Espreso TV channel.

"Experts are confident that the Russians could have already received such missiles. Russian specialists have been trained to use them in Iran. This statement concerns the possible supply of additional missiles, such as the Fateh-110, which has a range of up to 300 km and a warhead weight of 400-650 kg. There is also the Zolfaghar missile, which has a range of up to 700 km and a warhead weight of 579 kg. Additionally, experts do not rule out the possibility of supplying missiles with an even longer range. This includes upgraded Zolfaghar missiles, known as Dezful missiles, which can be used at distances of up to 1,000 km and have a warhead weight of 580 kg," he said.

According to the military expert, these are powerful weapons. If obstacles to the supply of such weapons are not put in place, the enemy could receive similar missiles.

"It should be noted that Iran possesses these missiles in certain quantities. If the decision to transfer short-range missiles does not face strong opposition from the international community and our partners, the likelihood of transferring other weapons that could threaten facilities throughout Ukraine increases," he added.

Iran's missile deliveries to Russia

Earlier, British military analyst Sean Bell warned that Russia would soon receive two types of ballistic missiles from Iran, and that it was ‘inevitable’. 

On September 6, the US informed its allies that Iran had sent ballistic missiles to Russia. The United States and Europe are working on sanctions in response to Tehran's actions.

A report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) states that after transferring hundreds of short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to support the war against Ukraine, Iran expects to receive Russian Su-35 fighter jets.

On September 7, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses deep concern over reports of Iran's possible transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.

On September 8, Iran denied reports of ballistic missile supplies to Russia, claiming that it does not provide military support to any of the parties in Russia's war against Ukraine.