The Biden administration has launched a task force to investigate how US and western components, including American-made microelectronics, are ending up in Iranian-made drones Russia is launching by the hundreds into Ukraine.The US has imposed tough export control restrictions and sanctions to prevent Iran from obtaining high-end materials, but evidence has emerged that suggests Iran is finding an abundance of commercially-available technology.Last month, the UK-based investigative organisation Conflict Armament Research examined several drones that had been downed in Ukraine and found that 82 per cent of their components were manufactured by companies based in the US.
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