Wed Sep 11 09:41:00 UTC 2024: ## Satellite Images Reveal Potential Iranian Missile Shipment to Russia

**Moscow/London, September 11, 2024** – Satellite imagery has captured a Russian-flagged cargo ship, suspected of transporting ballistic missiles from Iran, docked at a Russian port last week. The images, analyzed by Sky News Data & Forensics team, show the vessel, named Port Olya 3, at Port Olya in the Astrakhan region of southern Russia on September 4th.

According to a Ukrainian source, the ship transported approximately 220 short-range Fatah-360 ballistic missiles from the Iranian port of Amirabad, where it was spotted on August 29th, to Russia via the Caspian Sea. These missiles have a range exceeding 70 miles and are believed to have been loaded onto a cargo train upon arrival in Russia.

This revelation comes a day after U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken confirmed that the U.S. believes Russia has received shipments of Iranian Fatah-360 missiles. Blinken warned that these missiles would likely be used against Ukraine within weeks. While both Iran and Russia have denied the claims, the Port Olya 3 is among the ships included in the latest US sanctions list.

The potential transfer of these missiles represents a significant escalation of Iranian military assistance to Russia, already providing attack drones, ammunition, and artillery shells. Western officials are concerned that the use of these missiles could further escalate the conflict and have expressed concerns about Russia’s potential response to the use of long-range missiles against Russian territory.

U.S. and UK officials are currently in Ukraine, meeting with President Zelenskyy to discuss his request for permission to use long-range missiles inside Russia. The outcome of this meeting will be shared with President Biden and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer before their meeting in Washington on Friday, where a decision on the use of Western long-range missiles is expected.

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