China eyes buying 15,000 drones from Iran

China intends to purchase 15,000 Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Report informs referring to the Iranian news agency Entekhab.

In addition to China, 89 other countries are in line for Iranian-made drones.

The West accused Iran of supplying UAVs to Russia, and it was reported about plans to build a joint venture for the production of drones. But both Iran and the Russian Federation deny this.

In 2022, the US, UK and EU imposed sanctions on a number of Iranian officials and UAV companies, which were then expanded several times.