Speaking to Iran International correspondent Arash Aalaei on Wednesday, the New Jersey Democrat said, “I am concerned about Iran’s actions in many parts of the world, and that is something my team and I work very hard, and we take it very seriously.”

Noting that Congress is working on some measures to stop the Russian-Iranian axis in the war in Ukraine, Booker said, “We are already doing a lot of work. The (Senate Foreign Relations) Committee has taken bipartisan positions and will continue to do what is necessary to control Russian Iranian and terrorist activities.”

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan twice warned in July that Moscow appears to be considering buying Iranian drones and that Russian officers even visited a drone base in Kashan in Iran to consider their options.

An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky told Iran International on July 25 that Russia and Iran are allies in the Ukrainian war and it will come as no surprise if Tehran supplies Moscow with drones.

On July 26, an Iranian lawmaker confirmed Russia’s request to purchase Iranian drones. On the same day, the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization announced that Iran and Russia had signed a new agreement to expand cooperation in the aviation sector.

On Wednesday, a senior official was quoted by Russian news agency RIA as saying that Iran will soon start accepting payments made with Russian Mir bank cards, making it the latest country to adopt the Russian alternative to Visa. and MasterCard.