Iran admitted for the first time that it sent drones to Russia
Iran “Shahed” admitted for the first time that it supplies Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was reported by “Reuters” the Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Abdollahiyan reported.
According to information, the minister said that Iran delivered a “small number” of IEDs to Russia months before the attack on Ukraine.
He denied reports in Western media that Iran will supply additional weapons to Russia. Abdollahian added that Russia’s war against Ukraine Iran Tehran “will not be indifferent” if it is proven that it uses drones.
According to him, with Iran Ukraine there is an agreement between them to provide such evidence.
“If it turns out that Russia used Iran’s UAVs in the war in Ukraine, we will not remain indifferent to this issue. Our position regarding the war in Ukraine is that the war should end, the parties should return to negotiations and the refugees should return to their homes.
Kyiv It accuses Moscow of using Iranian drones to attack civilian targets. Ukraine side in the territory of the country, including Kyiv said that he managed to shoot down more than 300 Iranian-made devices. Drone footage Ukraine along with military personnel, ordinary residents also published.
According to information, attacks on Ukraine with Iranian-made drones began in the fall of 2022.
Russia Although Iran has officially denied the accusations of using weapons Ministry of Defence the representative of the Public Council admitted this in a live broadcast on the RBC TV channel. When he said that, he thought that the microphone was turned off at that moment.
Earlier, CNN reported that Iran has increased its supply of arms to Russia.
The publication wrote that by the end of the year, Tehran could deliver a large batch of weapons to Moscow. It was also emphasized in the information that Iran to Russia 10It plans to send about 0,000 weapons, of which 450 are attack drones and the rest are short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.
In parallel with Iran Russia it is also emphasized that the economic cooperation between
According to “Tasnim” agency, the export of goods from Iran to Russia increased by 70% at the beginning of October. During the eight months of 2022, the trade turnover between the countries increased by about 40 percent. Both sides of it USA and Europe He does not hide that it is the result of the sanctions imposed by the Union against Russia.