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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been pushing allies to ramp up supplies and lift restrictions on deep strikes into Russian territory.

His government has argued that such attacks are necessary to hit airfields and launchers used for assaults on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

Last month’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region has so far failed to blunt a grinding advance from Moscow.

Ballistic missile transfers to Russia would likely be met with additional sanctions on Iran, though their effectiveness would be uncertain given the raft of measures already targeting Tehran, including on drone supplies to Moscow.

Among previous measures discussed by allies are fresh restrictions on Iran Air.

Group of Seven nations are also expected to publicly condemn any transfer promptly and to press their concerns with governments in the Middle East through diplomatic channels, the people said.

The G-7 has already imposed sanctions on Iran and North Korea for supplying Russia with weapons. The group has been looking to ramp up restrictions on firms in China and elsewhere that provide Russia with parts and technologies needed by Moscow to manufacture weapons — or for components found in them. More recent restrictions have targeted companies and individuals enabling such transactions.