European officials expect Iran to deliver ballistic missiles to Russia soon, potentially escalating the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.
The missiles pose a greater threat than previously supplied Iranian drones due to their higher speed and payload capacity, according to the report. While the exact details remain undisclosed, shipments could begin within days, the news agency said.
Although Iran has provided Russia with hundreds of drones during its invasion of Ukraine, a new transfer of ballistic missiles is likely to draw additional sxanctions from Western nations.
The transfer would come at a time when Ukrainian forces have advanced into Russia's Kursk region, changing the dynamics of the war, at least temporarily, while Russian forces advance in past of eastern Ukraine.
