Iran acknowledges sending drones to Russia for to start with time
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the to start with time that his country has provided Russia with drones, insisting the transfer arrived prior to Moscow’s war on Ukraine that has observed the Iranian-made drones divebombing Kyiv.
The remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrive right after months of baffling messaging from Iran about the weapons shipment, as Russia sends the drones slamming into Ukrainian vitality infrastructure and civilian targets.
“We gave a restricted variety of drones to Russia months ahead of the Ukraine war,” Amirabdollahian told reporters after a conference in Tehran.
Earlier, Iranian officials had denied arming Russia in its war on Ukraine. Just before this week, Iran’s Ambassador to the U.N. Amir Saeid Iravani referred to as the allegations “totally unfounded” and reiterated Iran’s position of neutrality in the war. The U.S. and its Western allies on the Security Council have termed on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to look into if Russia has employed Iranian drones to attack civilians in Ukraine.
Even so, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has vaguely boasted of providing drones to the world’s top powers. Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has extolled the efficacy of the drones and mocked Western hand-wringing above their risk. All through condition-backed demonstrations to mark the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover on Friday, crowds waved placards of the triangle-shaped drones as a place of nationwide pride.
As he acknowledged the cargo, Amirabdollahian claimed on Saturday that Iran was oblivious to the use of its drones in Ukraine. He stated Iran remained fully commited to halting the conflict.
“If (Ukraine) has any files in their possession that Russia made use of Iranian drones in Ukraine, they ought to give them to us,” he explained. “If it is verified to us that Russia utilised Iranian drones in the war from Ukraine, we will not be indifferent to this concern.”
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the to start with time that his country has provided Russia with drones, insisting the transfer arrived prior to Moscow’s war on Ukraine that has observed the Iranian-made drones divebombing Kyiv.
The remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrive right after months of baffling messaging from Iran about the weapons shipment, as Russia sends the drones slamming into Ukrainian vitality infrastructure and civilian targets.
“We gave a restricted variety of drones to Russia months ahead of the Ukraine war,” Amirabdollahian told reporters after a conference in Tehran.
Earlier, Iranian officials had denied arming Russia in its war on Ukraine. Just before this week, Iran’s Ambassador to the U.N. Amir Saeid Iravani referred to as the allegations “totally unfounded” and reiterated Iran’s position of neutrality in the war. The U.S. and its Western allies on the Security Council have termed on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to look into if Russia has employed Iranian drones to attack civilians in Ukraine.
Even so, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has vaguely boasted of providing drones to the world’s top powers. Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has extolled the efficacy of the drones and mocked Western hand-wringing above their risk. All through condition-backed demonstrations to mark the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover on Friday, crowds waved placards of the triangle-shaped drones as a place of nationwide pride.
As he acknowledged the cargo, Amirabdollahian claimed on Saturday that Iran was oblivious to the use of its drones in Ukraine. He stated Iran remained fully commited to halting the conflict.
“If (Ukraine) has any files in their possession that Russia made use of Iranian drones in Ukraine, they ought to give them to us,” he explained. “If it is verified to us that Russia utilised Iranian drones in the war from Ukraine, we will not be indifferent to this concern.”