Iran's war with Israel could diminish Russia's supply of missiles
Western officials believe Tehran is likely to want to stockpile its own supplies rather than donating them overseas, as previously promised to Moscow.
A senior Nato official said: 'The recent hostilities that we've seen between Israel and Iran certainly will negatively impact Iran's future donations, specifically missiles.'
Russia would have to domestically produce its own missiles or lean on North Korea for supplies, they added.
The source said they could also see the Islamic republic's support for Russia's own production of Iranian-designed attack drones diminish.
However, this was unlikely to be a problem for Moscow, which now manufactures Shahed-type one-way attack drones itself.
It was reported earlier in 2025 that Iran and Russia had reached an agreement for the Islamic regime to supply ballistic missiles for Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.
The two rogue states have also signed a defence pact, promising to team up to develop their militaries.
The Nato official said Moscow would probably use Israel's destruction of Iran's air defence systems 'opportunistically' to sell versions of its S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries.
Russia's intelligence officers could also be dispatched to Tehran to study any data collected from Israel's F-35 missions over the country in recent days, it is understood.
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