# Financial Times Reports Russia Secretly Helps Iran Develop Supersonic Cruise Missiles

The Financial Times reported that Russia secretly helped Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles under a covert program codenamed C430L.

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The Financial Times reported on 2026-08-04 that Russia has secretly helped Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles under a program codenamed C430L, which began in 2023 and involved some of Russia's most experienced missile specialists. [^1]

Fabian Hinz, a missile expert and senior analyst at Conflict Armament Research, said Russia is transferring 'military technology of great strategic sensitivity' that Iran has sought for decades, and that such a program would require political authorization from Russia's highest levels. [^2]

Jim Lamson, a former CIA military analyst on Iran now at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, said the program would give Iran a qualitatively new strategic weapon system that could threaten US Navy ships. [^3]

The Financial Times reported that the C430L program's primary goal is to help Iran develop a ramjet propulsion system, an engine that allows a cruise missile to sustain flight at several times the speed of sound. [^4]

According to the Financial Times report, Iran has successfully tested the ramjet propulsion system, but there is no evidence that a Russian-assisted supersonic cruise missile has been used in the ongoing war. [^5]

The Financial Times reported that the C430L programme, which began in 2023, involves Russia helping Iran develop a ramjet propulsion system that allows a cruise missile to sustain flight at several times the speed of sound. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. The Financial Times reported on 2026-08-04 that Russia has secretly helped Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles under a program codenamed C430L, which began in 2023 and involved some of Russia's most experienced missile specialists. (El Universal, News)
2. Fabian Hinz, a missile expert and senior analyst at Conflict Armament Research, said Russia is transferring 'military technology of great strategic sensitivity' that Iran has sought for decades, and that such a program would require political authorization from Russia's highest levels. (El Universal, News)
3. Jim Lamson, a former CIA military analyst on Iran now at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, said the program would give Iran a qualitatively new strategic weapon system that could threaten US Navy ships. (El Universal, News)
4. The Financial Times reported that the C430L program's primary goal is to help Iran develop a ramjet propulsion system, an engine that allows a cruise missile to sustain flight at several times the speed of sound. (El Universal, News)
5. According to the Financial Times report, Iran has successfully tested the ramjet propulsion system, but there is no evidence that a Russian-assisted supersonic cruise missile has been used in the ongoing war. (Hindustan Times, News)
6. The Financial Times reported that the C430L programme, which began in 2023, involves Russia helping Iran develop a ramjet propulsion system that allows a cruise missile to sustain flight at several times the speed of sound. (Hindustan Times, News)

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