The White House stated on Tuesday, November 21, that Russia’s mercenary Wagner group is reportedly gearing up to enhance the air defenses of Iran or Lebanon’s Hezbollah. This move is described as part of an “unprecedented defense cooperation” between the two adversaries of the United States.
The White House said on Tuesday that Russia’s mercenary Wagner group was preparing to bolster the air defenses of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement or the regime in Tehran as part of an “unprecedented defense cooperation” between the two US adversaries.
“Our information… indicates that Wagner, at the direction of the Russian government, was preparing to provide an air defense capability to either Hezbollah or Iran,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
According to an earlier report by US officials obtained by the Wall Street Journal, it was mentioned that Hezbollah might have been in talks with Wagner to secure a supply of SA-22 Pantsir systems, which use missiles and air defense guns to intercept aircraft.
The Kremlin subsequently denied the validity of the report.
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Khalil Wakim, with AFP
