The UK government has launched an inquiry into allegations that scientists at British universities helped the Iranian regime to develop technologies that could be used to improve its programme to build suicide drones.
The investigation comes as Washington warned US businesses this month to ensure they are not unwittingly supplying electronics or other parts that could be used by Iran to make the drones.
Iran has sent hundreds of these kamikaze drones to Russia, which has used them to devastating effect to attack Ukrainian civilian and military targets, according to Kyiv and its western allies. Iran denies any involvement in Russia’s war on Ukraine.