Iran to supply Russia with “hundreds” of Drones

[TheImmortal]

How long does it take for Iran to earn the same amount in oil revenue? If it's not that long then really the money is not an important factor in this supposed deal.

Iran exports about 1-1.5M barrels a day “officially” and unofficially (passing it off as Iraqi oil or blending it with other oil) probably more.

But let’s say 1M barrels a day.

Iranian oil is sold at discount so let’s $85 a barrel.

That means Iran’s monthly oil revenues are conservatively somewhere around 2.5B per month.

So to answer your question 1-2 months. And with Azadagan field being drilled even more....oil is pulled out at $1-2 a barrel so that can add future oil income.

Like I said a few billions isn’t going to get Iran out of bed for such a deal.

Economic deals (trade deals) or military tech deals will.

Can you point out when or where was it captured?

Throughout the years Israeli drones have crashed or been brought down electronically in Lebanon/Syria/Iraq. The Israeli Harop suicide drone crashed in Iran relatively intact during the Armenia-Azeri war recently.

US drones like scan eagle/RQ-170/Predator have been down or hacked in Iranian territory since 2005.

Also it’s not hard to get a hold of a drone via black market if you have the right connections.

However, I will say that Iranian drones have reached their own level of designs. But western designs are still incorporated.

 

[SecularNationalist]

Iran is good in drone tech.
That also serves as big message that Russia has regional support.

 

[Messerschmitt]

I am rather more focussed on what do we have to offer

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If the news are true, my guess would be mainly Mohajer-6s and possibly loitering munitions, no Shaheds.

 

[QWECXZ]

I like how everyone is discussing this news as it is verified.
It shows you how much American officials have control over the media that most people take what they say for granted immediately.

 

[Messerschmitt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546772875335864320

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546867971892645891

 

[Hydration]

Iran should order SU-35’s, SU34’s, SU-57’s S-400, S-500 and Armata Tanks. Now is a good timing Russia wont care about any backlash and probably will supply everything.

theyre not that desperate to lose their influence in the whole region
And iran selling drones to Russia is some sort of a joke to me

 

[Shawnee]

I like how everyone is discussing this news as it is verified.
It shows you how much American officials have control over the media that most people take what they say for granted immediately.

Some even say it is in active use right now but never captured. We shall see.

 

[Shawnee]

theyre not that desperate to lose their influence in the whole region
And iran selling drones to Russia is some sort of a joke to me

Only one country has used drones to pin point targets 1000 km away precisely. All through the best air defense forces.
That country is called Yemen.

The drone was not a joke. AD of KSA was not a joke.
On the other side, you are a joke. Not even a good joke but a boring one.

 

[PakFactor]

Honestly, the dumbest thing that Iran could do right now.

You'll getting what in return? A few millions? The minute an Iranian drone has been shot down by Ukrainian forces or the minute it has been seen operational in the Ukrainian skies the entire Western world plus many other allied nations will cry for new sanctions on Tehran.

Risking long lasting damages for Moscow isn't worth it. Russia threw Iran many, many times under the bus. I don't see any benefits to Iran from this deal.

It's perfect, keep the conflict and the West busy there to check'em with Russia.
We're in a different ball game now.

 

[Raghfarm007]

Looks like Iran has indircley confirmed:

https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5536666/سابقه-همکاری-ایران-و-روسیه-به-پیش-از-بحران-اوکراین-برمی-گردد

 

[Beny Karachun]

You do realize EVs are grabbing electricity from the grid that is powered by Power Plants that either gas powered, coal powered, or fossil fuel powered?

Fusion is still far off and building a fusion plant like fission plants will take 7-10 years. They aren’t instantaneous. So you could be looking at another 20 years before fusion becomes reality let alone mass adopted.

Iran’s oil customers are western allies. Iran hasn’t sold majorily to western nations since pre-2010. It sells to China, India, South Korea, and Japan. Western allies don’t have the luxury of sacrificing their economies while US relies on its own domestic production for consumption and Saudi oil. Hence why India continues to buy Russian oil despite US protests.

US energy sources is 1/3rd oil, it could easily shift towards natural gas based grid, electricity price isn't a problem in the west, only fuel for cars. EVs would solve this problem entirely. They're way more efficient as well.

 

[mohsen]

Looks like Iran has indircley confirmed:

https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5536666/سابقه-همکاری-ایران-و-روسیه-به-پیش-از-بحران-اوکراین-برمی-گردد

Actually it says no new deal since Ukraine war has been signed. so ...

 

[aryobarzan]

It is educational to read comments by various members...

To a Turk: Iranian drons are garbage....may be because Iran does not use all imported components like they do

To an Egyptian: Iranian drones are some kind of a joke....may be because we did not buy them from France or US or China like they do and so proud of it..!!!

I never remember a time when we made such comments about their assembled drones in Turkey or purchased Drones in Egypt!!!

Meanwhile

To a Russian: can we have a whole bunch of your Drones...we have a war to win.!

 

[thesaint]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546866492721008647

 

[kingQamaR]

Only one country has used drones to pin point targets 1000 km away precisely. All through the best air defense forces.
That country is called Yemen.

The drone was not a joke. AD of KSA was not a joke.
On the other side, you are a joke. Not even a good joke but a boring one.

a refinery is a very large and difficult to defend soft target and basically a bomb waiting for the right spark to appear

its an easy job to incapcitate it