{
  "id": 6909907,
  "title": "From Russian classrooms to Iran’s defense industry: how Moscow trains Iranian specialists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/from-russian-classrooms-to-irans-defense-industry-how-moscow-trains",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T10:53:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/12/from-russian-classrooms-to-irans-defense-industry-how-moscow-trains-iranian-specialists/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia has been training Iranian military engineers in various fields, including aircraft manufacturing, missile development, satellite navigation, and nuclear technology, at its universities for almost four decades. In 2025, Iranian co-authored papers almost equaled German ones at St Petersburg's ITMO University, despite Germany being a key partner before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Over 10,000 Iranian students were enrolled at Russian universities in 2025, a 42% increase from two years earlier. Some Iranian students, like Ali Mohammad Amoui, have interned at Russian missile manufacturers and held positions in Iranian firms tied to the country's Defense Ministry. Cooperation extends to satellite navigation and electronic warfare, with Iranian professors researching GPS spoofing and working with Russian universities. Some of this work is dual-use, with civilian and military applications alike.",
  "summary": "Almost 10,000 Iranians studied at Russian universities in 2025, 42% more than two years earlier, by the Russian science ministry's count, with medicine still the most popular field.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russia trains Iranian military engineers in aircraft, missiles, satellites, and nuclear tech.",
    "Iranian students outnumber German co-authors at St. Petersburg's ITMO University in 2025.",
    "Over 10,000 Iranian students enrolled in Russian universities in 2025, a 42% rise."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-09-12T11:29:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/iran-could-potentially-reverse-engineer-captured-us-underwater-drone",
        "published": "2026-09-12T11:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}