A top US official in charge of national security stated that Iranian military personnel have visited the seized Ukrainian region of Crimea to help Russian forces in operating drones in attacking civilian targets in Ukraine.
At a teleconference with media persons, the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that in September, Russia transferred unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs that it had purchased from Iran into Crimea to use in its war against Ukraine.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.