Biden Admin. Sets Up Task Force to Investigate US Parts Found in Iranian Drones, Report Says
The Biden administration launched a task force to investigate how U.S. and Western parts, including microelectronics, are being found in Iranian-made drones used by Russia in violation of export controls, CNN reported Dec. 21. The task force includes the Defense,…
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State, Justice, Commerce and Treasury departments, the report said, with one official calling it an “all hands on deck” initiative. Efforts around the task force have recently “intensified” as the U.S. has received intelligence that the Kremlin is looking to open a drone production factory as part of a deal with Iran, the report said. Iran already has begun transferring blueprints for the drones to Russia to aid with the production, the report said. The White House didn’t comment.