Nuclear Threat: The US and Britain Express Concern

The United States and Great Britain are concerned that Russia is sharing secret information and technologies with Iran that could bring it closer to developing nuclear weapons. In return, Iran is supplying ballistic missiles to Russia. This was reported by Bloomberg.

According to Western officials, in recent months, the Kremlin has intensified its cooperation with Iran due to aspirations for acquiring atomic weapons. This was discussed by officials from the US and Great Britain in Washington this week when British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with President Joe Biden at the White House.

They described the situation as “worrying” and noted the escalation of military ties between Russia and Iran. During a visit to London, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also publicly suggested that Moscow is providing nuclear technology to Tehran in exchange for a batch of Iranian Fath-360 ballistic missiles.

In a joint statement by the US State Department, Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy agreed that “Iran's nuclear program has never been more advanced.” Despite Iran assuring that it does not intend to produce nuclear weapons, Western countries are concerned that it could do so in response to escalating tensions with Israel.