Iran denies allegation of supplying weapons to Russia
At the scene of a Russian attack on petroleum storage facilities in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on October 6, a police officer examines components of an unmanned aerial vehicle, which Ukrainian authorities believe to be an Iranian-made suicide drone or Shahed-136.
Iran has asserted that it “has not and will not” provide Russia with weaponry for use in Ukraine.
The denial, which was purportedly stated in a phone call between the foreign ministers of Iran and Portugal on Friday, comes in response to assertions made by Kyiv and US intelligence agencies that Russia is employing “kamikaze drones” built in Iran in its strikes on Ukrainian land.
According to the Iranian authorities, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the country’s foreign minister, “reiterated” in the phone call that Tehran “has not and will not” supply any weapons to be used in the conflict in Ukraine.
According to an Iranian transcript of the call, Amir-Abdollahian stated, “We do not consider fighting to be the appropriate solution either in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria, or Yemen. We believe that the arming of either side of the problem will prolong the battle.”
On August 31, 2022, in Moscow, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran, spoke at a press conference alongside the foreign minister of Russia.
On August 31, 2022, in Moscow, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran, spoke at a press conference alongside the foreign minister of Russia.
Foreign Minister Joo Gomes Cravinho of Portugal, according to the Portuguese government, “stressed the need for the Iranian authorities to ensure that this equipment is not supplied to Russia” after “recently reported evidence on the use of Iranian drones by the Russian Federation in Ukrainian territory.”
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