Russia is sending a shipment of drones to Iran including upgraded versions of the drone technology that Tehran originally supplied to Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. and European officials told The Associated Press.
No they aren’t, Russia wouldn’t have purchased thousands of Iranian drones if they could produce them domestically.
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Russia put out propaganda
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.
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 supply 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?
No they put out wherever gets clicks, it doesn’t particularly matter what it is there’s just less that goes against the regime because they don’t want to get sued by the toddler.
Capitalists don’t have morals or values. They worship profit and will do literally anything to make an extra dollar. You’d think .ml of all places would understand that much at least.
Correct, capitalists seek profit above all-else. Part of this includes propogating media with messaging and bias that supports them. This is an example of how cultural hegemony works. By controlling the media, capitalists direct society towards their own interests and ways of thinking, entrenching bourgeois ideology and bourgeois framing. You saw this with Iraq and the supposed WMD.
CNN is certainly more credible than a random troll from lemmy.world, and if you spend 5 minutes googling you’ll find plenty of sources about this factory. Your dedication to making a clown of yourself here is truly remarkable.
They almost certainly do, Russia getting involved by sending drones helps the current regime. They want scale war and Russia doesn’t give a fuck about Iran outside of munitions production. Let them keep producing munitions and halt exports to Ukraine and that’s a net benefit to Russia, not a loss.
Russia doesn’t give a fuck about Iran outside of munitions production.
This isn’t the most relevant part of this exchange, but I always find it interesting when people, presumably westerners, say things like this. It’s not like you’re in any position to know what countries the Russian government does or does not care about, so i can only assume you’re just kind of…saying shit? Which hey, as a westerners myself I understand, we love to just say shit and make guesses and present them as obvious facts, but that’s all this is. And I think it comes from this unexamined thing we grow up with, this idea that the way our governments act is normal and common sense, and anyone in the same position would act the same way. But the more I learn, the more i think that’s not true, and I think it leads to people making unfounded projections about other people’s values and intentions.
US capitalists want regime change so they can steal Iran’s oil and resources, which would necessarily end munitions sales from Iran to Russia. They certainly don’t want a war that drags on until the global economy collapses.
I think you’ve got the material interests of US capitalists confused.
Yup, nothing at all happened in Russia for the past 4 years, it’s a time capsule. https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/europe/russia-drone-factory-iran-intl
It’s propaganda bud, if you want to eat their shit be my guest.
Right, CNN is doing Russian propaganda now. You are very intelligent.
No Russia put out propaganda and cnn puts whatever will get clicks and views out regardless of how truthful or well vetted it is.
Are you seriously going to argue cnn is a credible wholely truthful news source at point? Really?
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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 supply 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?
CNN puts out propaganda aligning with US capitalist interests, they don’t report literally everything.
No they put out wherever gets clicks, it doesn’t particularly matter what it is there’s just less that goes against the regime because they don’t want to get sued by the toddler.
CNN is owned by capitalists, and thus puts out what these capitalists want to be put out. CNN is absolutely biased in their favor.
Capitalists don’t have morals or values. They worship profit and will do literally anything to make an extra dollar. You’d think .ml of all places would understand that much at least.
Correct, capitalists seek profit above all-else. Part of this includes propogating media with messaging and bias that supports them. This is an example of how cultural hegemony works. By controlling the media, capitalists direct society towards their own interests and ways of thinking, entrenching bourgeois ideology and bourgeois framing. You saw this with Iraq and the supposed WMD.
CNN is certainly more credible than a random troll from lemmy.world, and if you spend 5 minutes googling you’ll find plenty of sources about this factory. Your dedication to making a clown of yourself here is truly remarkable.
There’s a factory sure. Is it keeping up with war production? Almost certainly not.
They don’t even name their source genius.
But clearly you don’t even need a source, because you just know some things to be true in your heart of hearts.
After their spotty coverage in Gaza, how can you possibly believe CNN puts out “whatever will get clicks and views”?
Israel pays them to not report, this is very much common knowledge.
So then why is it so hard for you to believe that US capitalist interests also pay them?
They almost certainly do, Russia getting involved by sending drones helps the current regime. They want scale war and Russia doesn’t give a fuck about Iran outside of munitions production. Let them keep producing munitions and halt exports to Ukraine and that’s a net benefit to Russia, not a loss.
This isn’t the most relevant part of this exchange, but I always find it interesting when people, presumably westerners, say things like this. It’s not like you’re in any position to know what countries the Russian government does or does not care about, so i can only assume you’re just kind of…saying shit? Which hey, as a westerners myself I understand, we love to just say shit and make guesses and present them as obvious facts, but that’s all this is. And I think it comes from this unexamined thing we grow up with, this idea that the way our governments act is normal and common sense, and anyone in the same position would act the same way. But the more I learn, the more i think that’s not true, and I think it leads to people making unfounded projections about other people’s values and intentions.
US capitalists want regime change so they can steal Iran’s oil and resources, which would necessarily end munitions sales from Iran to Russia. They certainly don’t want a war that drags on until the global economy collapses.
I think you’ve got the material interests of US capitalists confused.