U.S. accuses Iran of selling drones to Russia in violation of U.N. ban

In a contentious closed-door U.N. Security Council meeting late Wednesday, the U.S., U.K. and France accused Iran of selling drones to Russia in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban against the transfer of drones. Russia has used drones in a series of devastating attacks on Ukrainian cities this past week.

Both Russia and Iran claimed to reporters that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, were not sold by Iran to Russia, and not used in conflict.

Nate Evans, spokesperson and communications director for the U.S. Mission to the U.N., called for an "expert briefing" in the Security Council "on recent evidence that Russia illegally procured Iranian UAVs that it is using in its war on Ukraine."