Iran reportedly wants Russia's upgraded Geran drones as its war with the U.S. and Israel rages. Tehran has sought the Russian weapons after Moscow transformed Iran's original Shahed-136 design through years of battlefield use in Ukraine. The Financial Times reported secret drone talks and an agreement involving 500 Russian Verba air-defense systems and 2,500 missiles, although Moscow reportedly rejected Iran's request for S-400s. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the reports as “fakes.” After Iran helped fuel Putin's drone war, could Russia's deadlier version now return to give Tehran an edge against Trump?
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