Iran and Russia have a security agreement although Moscow did not come to Tehran's help when it was under attack by Israel and the United States

Iran will launch a satellite aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket this week as part of a multi-satellite mission from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome.

When asked whether China can confirm the specific date of the reported China-US trade talks and whether it is willing to discuss the issue of purchasing oil from Russia and Iran with the US side as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a third round of trade talks with China is now scheduled and will commence next week in Stockholm,

"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told Newsweek.

Ukraine and NATO thus need far cheaper solutions compared to missiles like the Patriot to fight Shaheds, Maj. Gen. Christian Freuding said.

Russia is producing thousands of drones based on Iranian Shahed designs. Some feature AI, remote piloting and advanced anti-jamming tech.

Russia has repeatedly shattered its own records for aerial assaults on Ukraine this summer, culminating in a peak attack on July 9 with the launch of 728 Shahed-type drones. Throughout the war, Russia steadily expanded the reach and intensity of its strikes on Ukrainian cities,

The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War noted that cooperation with China has allowed Russia to bypass Western sanctions on imports of electronics for drone production. Ukraine’s military intelligence estimates that Russia receives up to 65% of components for its Geran drones from China. Beijing rejects the claims.

Could Europe's August deadline be the most important date in the decades-long nuclear standoff, or will Iran face more sanctions? Israel’s and the US’s historic attack on Iran between June 13 and June 24 set back the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program by around two years,