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The original link in this post is to an article by the Associated Press (syndicated on a website owned by Bell Canada) and it cites "U.S. and European officials" as its primary source to support the claim made in the headline that Russia is supplying drones to Iran.
I'm curious: did you call this Russian propaganda after reading only the headline, without actually realizing who is saying what here?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I suspect that after you read the article and see that Russia in fact denies sending drones to Iran (and says the seven trucks they just sent have food and medical supplies) you'll probably change your mind and decide that they probably are in fact sending drones.
Yes and they're going by Russian propaganda and surely you aren't implying us intelligence hasnt ever been wrong, correct? Like I dunno wmds in Iraq, Afghanistan or currently in Iran.
Of course Russia denys it, the point is to back an ally with the claim they're helping which makes Russia a credible war target which would involve actual nukes. They're just stiring the pot and informed people shouldn't buy their bullshit regardless of whatever political factionism is involved.
But... just a few hours ago didn't you deny it too? 🤔
("No they aren’t" was your first comment in this thread)
This lib might be very sleep deprived
Yes, I'm not sure why you think that was a scathing rebuke though.
I am sincerely baffled as to what your perspective about this story is.
Do you believe that EU and US officials are spreading Russian propaganda via the Associated Press about Russia supplying drones to Iran (which, as you said earlier, you believe they do not in fact have the ability to manufacture) and therefore Russia's denial is actually true but also part of their cunning plan to deceive us?
Or what?
What officials, whom from where exactly? For all you know they don't exist hell they're not even claiming they're in the dod or any intelligence branch. What if it's the white house janitor? That's sorta the issue with anonymous sources, they can publish it and when it comes out it was bullshit they can go well we were just working with the information we had.
They're producing some, sure. They aren't producing export amounts or they wouldn't be importing Iranian drones, no one wants to pay markup especially if you have better at home anyway.
It's a form of propaganda, release a story that makes you look more capable then you are and then deny it. Every country does this the US and Russia especially so.
You've gone off the deep end