Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
- Russia has been capturing US and NATO-provided Javelins and Stingers on the battlefield in Ukraine.
- It has been sending the captured weapons to Iran, which could reverse-engineer the weapons, per CNN.
- Iran has a track record of reverse-engineering Western arms to create its own versions.
Russia has been sending Western-supplied weapons captured on the battlefields of Ukraine to its ally Iran, which may be able to reverse-engineer the technology, according to CNN.