Herzog says will present US officials with proof of Iranian drone use in Ukraine

President Isaac Herzog will present to US officials evidence that Iranian drones are being used in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a meeting tomorrow.

In the past few weeks, advanced Iranian drones have been witnessed in action against civilians in Ukraine, the president’s office says.

Through visual analysis, security officials have determined that fragments of drones are identical to those developed in Iran.

Herzog will present photos of the evidence to US officials during his two-day visit to Washington.

The photos show the Iranian Shahed-136 drone model being launched during a drill in Iran in December 2021. Other images show that the same aircraft have fallen in Ukraine.

Photo evidence shows that the drones in Ukraine have many of the same features including their structure, dimensions and numbering.

Iran also presented drones at an exhibition in 2014 that have the same engines as aircraft shot down in Ukraine, the president’s office said.

“Once again Iran proves it cannot be trusted and that in every region where there is killing, suffering and hate — Iran is there,” Herzog says in a statement.

“Iranian weapons play a central role in global destabilization, and the international community must learn its lesson, now and in the future,” he adds.