Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempts to deepen ties with Iran amid the Ukraine conflict represents a "profound threat," US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday.
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Sullivan's comments come as US officials have said Iran is preparing to help supply Russia several hundred drones, including some that are weapons-capable, to use in Ukraine. Sullivan called the timing of Putin's upcoming trip to Iran "interesting."
"Russia deepening an alliance with Iran to kill Ukrainians is something that the whole world should look at and see as a profound threat," Sullivan said.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Wednesday that US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel will "only destabilize the entire region."
Raisi said that "if the visits by the senior US officials in the region are meant to bolster the Zionist regime and bring about normalization then those efforts will not bring security for the Zionists in any way, shape of form."
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