Iran’s Statement on Allegations of Selling Drones to Russia
According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry statement, Abdullahiyan had a phone call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba, where the situation in Ukraine and relations between the two countries were discussed.
Rejecting accusations that Iranian weapons were used in the war in Ukraine, Abdullahiyan said: “We have good relations with Russia and we have had defense cooperation in the past, but our policy towards the war in Ukraine is to respect the territorial integrity of the countries, not arming the parties to the conflict and stop the war”. he used his statements.
Advocating that Iran’s “foreign policy is completely open and based on the fight against war,” Abdullahiyan stressed that they are “prepared to hold technical talks between the two countries with the participation of military experts without the need for intermediaries” to investigate the accusations that Iranian weapons are being used in Ukraine.
Saying that Ukraine “should not be influenced by some extremist European politicians,” Abdullahiyan conveyed to his Ukrainian counterpart that his country is ready to help achieve a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said that the military-technical talks between the delegations of the two countries are important.
Expressing that he acts independently in his country’s foreign policy, Kuleba said: “We do not act under the influence of others.” he made the appraisal of it.
‘THEY CLAIM THAT IRAN SENT A SİHA TO RUSSIA’
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement at the White House on July 11 that he had intelligence that Iran would soon send hundreds of drones, including some armed ones, to Moscow for the war. Ukraine and to provide drone training to Russian soldiers.
The Kyiv administration announced that Russia’s attack on the capital kyiv on October 17 with SiHA was carried out by Shahid-136 kamikaze drones delivered to Russia by Iran, and announced that it was preparing to completely sever diplomatic relations. with Iran.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitriy Peskov denied allegations that Iranian UAVs were used in Ukraine.
US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel also said at a press conference on October 18 that they have ample evidence that Iranian weapons were used against military and civilian targets in Ukraine and that Washington could impose sanctions against them. the perpetrators.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kenani, on the other hand, made a statement on the same day, once again denying the accusations and announcing that they were ready to meet with Ukraine to resolve these accusations.
The American newspaper “Washington Post”, in its news based on American and Western security officials, wrote that Iran had agreed to send missiles to Russia and SİHA.
The United States, Britain and France argue that Iran’s sale of weapons systems to Russia violates United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2231, which supports the 2015 nuclear deal.
The EU and the UK imposed sanctions on Iran on October 20 for allegedly selling unmanned aerial vehicles to Russia. Britain, France and Germany, dubbed E3, also asked the UN on Oct. 21 to investigate the charges. (AA)