SpaceWar.com reports: “The United States warned Iran on Monday against sending ballistic missiles to Russia, saying it would invoke a ‘severe’ US response and would counter efforts by Tehran to improve relations.

The United States has been in touch with European allies on reports that Iran is ‘planning to deliver hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia,’ State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.

‘We are prepared to deliver a swift and severe response if Iran were to move forward with the transfer of ballistic missiles, which would, in our view, represent a dramatic escalation in Iran’s support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine,’ he said.

Russia has been turning to countries under international sanctions, including North Korea, for military equipment to support its operations in Ukraine.

The United States has previously imposed sanctions on suppliers of Iranian drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to Russia…”