From Zelensky’s presence in the Congress to Kenani’s warning to the exaggeration of the Ukrainian president
According to the Foreign Policy Group of Fars News Agency, it was last week that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Washington and while attending the US Congress, he made baseless claims about Iran and spoke louder than his mouth. He used the term “terrorist” for Iran while repeating baseless accusations against Iran regarding military assistance to Russia in the Ukraine war. By making the claim that Iran supports Russia in the war in Ukraine to target the country’s infrastructure, he asked American officials to support sending weapons to Ukraine as soon as possible.
Zelensky said: “Iran has deployed hundreds of suicide drones in Russia, which puts our vital infrastructure at risk. This is how one terrorist discovered another.”
He also stated: “Iranian drones are a threat to our critical infrastructure, and Russia has found an ally in its criminal policy.”
These statements are out of decency of the President of Ukraine to react Nasser Kanani The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs brought along and while condemning these baseless statements and accusations, he addressed the President of Ukraine and said: Zelensky should know that Iran’s strategic patience with baseless accusations will not be unlimited.
The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly responded to the baseless accusations of the Ukrainian authorities on the alleged issue of drones, and emphasized once again that the Islamic Republic of Iran has not exported any military equipment to any side for use in the Ukrainian war.
Kanani stressed the respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and at the same time reminded: Mr. Zelensky should learn from the fate of some leaders of the countries who were pleased with the support of the United States.
Zelensky’s visit to Washington brought the reaction of the Russians Dmitry Peskov Before making this trip, the spokesman of the Kremlin said: Nothing good will come from Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington on Wednesday, and Russia sees no chance for peace talks with Kiev.
“Anatoly Antonov” The Russian ambassador to the United States also accused the United States of waging a proxy war against Moscow in a statement after the visit and said: “All the statements and announcements made during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington only further prove that the Biden administration He is not interested in a peaceful solution. The Hollywood-style visit of the head of the Kiev regime to Washington confirms that the (US) government’s peaceful statements about its unwillingness to start a confrontation with Russia are just empty words. (read here)
“Florian Filippo” The leader of the French Patriotic Party also warned about Zelenskiy’s trip to Washington and said: “This trip is the danger of the alliance between the two countries, the United States and Ukraine, to start World War III.” (more details)
According to Fars, for some time now, baseless claims have been made by the authorities of Ukraine, the United States, and a number of European countries about sending Iranian drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, and these accusations are repeated from time to time. In this regard, the United States, Europe, and England imposed sanctions against Iran based on this baseless claim. These claims have been rejected many times by the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran had emphasized its opposition to the war in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and even in this regard, Amir Abdullahian twice carried the message of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine to his Russian counterpart.
In the last two months, these baseless claims were raised again by the Ukrainian authorities. The foreign minister of Ukraine repeated this claim in early November and threatened Iran with a “cruel” response. The claim that brought the reaction of Nasser Kanani, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he said to the Foreign Minister of Ukraine on November 12 that emotional statements and unsubstantiated accusations will not help to solve the crisis in Ukraine and advised him to be realistic.
Mentioning the point that emotional statements and unsubstantiated accusations do not help to solve the crisis in Ukraine, Kanani added: instead of projecting and making false accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the authorities of this country should follow the constructive suggestions of our country to hold a bilateral technical and expert meeting. Respond in order to provide documentation of their claims. (read here)
Two days later (November 14). Hossein AmirAbdollahian The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated in a gathering of reporters: This uproar that some western countries have started that Iran has provided missiles and drones to Russia to help the war in Ukraine. The missile part is completely wrong and the drone part is correct. We provided Russia with a small number of drones months before the war in Ukraine.
He added: “We agreed with the foreign minister of Ukraine that if they have any documents in their possession that Russia used Iranian drones in the war in Ukraine, they will provide us. We had such an appointment two weeks ago in a European country, and our political and defense delegation agreed to it.” The European country went. But unfortunately, the Ukrainian side did not appear in the 90th minute. The reason was that America and some European countries, especially Germany, asked Ukraine that while we want to impose sanctions on Iran through drones, you want to drink coffee with Iranians in a European country. But after that, in a phone conversation last week with my colleague, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, we agreed that if there is any document, they will provide us with it, and if the Ukrainian side sticks to its promise, we will be able to examine this issue in the coming days, and their documents will be examined. Our attention
Amir Abdollahian stated: Of course, if it is proven to us that Russia used Iranian drones in the war against Ukraine, we will not be indifferent to this issue. Our position regarding the war in Ukraine is the cessation of the war, the return of the parties to negotiations and the return of the refugees to their homes, and in this direction, the Islamic Republic has made many efforts since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, and these efforts have been at the level of the president and the foreign minister, and continue to do so. We will continue our efforts until the war in Ukraine stops. (read more)
The head of the diplomatic service of the Islamic Republic of Iran also had a telephone conversation with Mr “Antonio Guterres” The Secretary General of the United Nations once again strongly denied the baseless accusations about sending drones to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.
Nasser Kanani On November 20, on Twitter, stating that Iran is against war and supports ceasefire and peace, he said: Iran’s sending weapons to Russia for use in the Ukraine war is a baseless accusation that they raise every day, instead of their daily action in exporting weapons to Russia. Make Ukraine look legitimate. On the other hand, on the same date, November 20, in a telephone conversation with his Bulgarian counterpart, Amir Abdullahian stated: We are against the continuation of the war in Ukraine and we are working for a ceasefire. According to Security Council Resolution 2231, we do not have a ban on the export and import of weapons, but we have not given any weapons to Russia to be used in the Ukraine war. Our position is against the expansion of NATO in the region and against the war in Ukraine.
After that, a meeting of military experts of Iran and Ukraine was held.
Hossein Amirabdollahian said in a press conference with reporters on December 2nd in response to a question about this: “So far, we have not received any evidence from the Ukrainian side about the use of Iranian drones in Ukraine.” Recently, the political and military team of Iran and Ukraine had a discussion in a third country, and we are continuing our investigations in this field. In the last phone conversation with me before this meeting, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine said that a drone was safely captured by the Ukrainian military forces, that this drone is Russian, but it is similar to the Iranian Shahid 136 drone, and I told him that it is a drone similar to an Iranian drone. and this drone is Russian, this is proof that Iran is sticking to its positions. Of course, we told the Russians more than twice, and the Russians clearly said that only Russian-made weapons were used in the Ukraine war. We are unhappy with the continuation of the war against Ukraine and the conflict between the two countries, and we do not consider war as a solution, and we continue our efforts to end the war and to return peace and tranquility to Ukraine and the region. (read more)
Recently too “William Burns” In an interview, the head of the CIA called the relationship between Iran and Russia a threat to the friends of this country and once again claimed that Iran sent drones to Russia for use in the Ukraine war. This claim with reaction Nasser Kanani The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran was confronted and he described these claims and accusations as baseless and part of America’s propaganda war against Iran on Sunday night, 27 December, and said: The Islamic Republic of Iran is in line with its national interests while observing the laws and regulations. International acts independently in regulating its foreign relations and does not seek permission from anyone.
On December 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced in a statement in response to the conclusion of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Union: Iran has not provided any drones to be used in the war in Ukraine. All of Iran’s defense and weapons cooperation with other countries have been in line with Iran’s international rights and obligations. (read more)
Hossein AmirAbdollahian Also, on December 28, at the third session of the Tehran Dialogue Forum, he made a statement: Iran’s policy on the Ukraine issue has been consistent since the beginning of the crisis and our policy has been not to resort to force and resolve the crisis through political means. From the beginning of the crisis, by adopting a policy of neutrality, we said that the legitimate concerns of both sides should be considered and resolved through dialogue. A one-dimensional view of the crisis is not the answer. Today, we see that Europe is paying the price for America’s policies, which stand far from the scope of the crisis. While reemphasizing the baselessness of the claim that Iran has provided weapons and drones to one of the parties to the crisis, we emphasize that the fuss about sending Iranian drones in a situation where billions of dollars of weapons from Western countries have entered Ukraine to continue the war is nothing more than a cover-up. Letting the West fan the flames of war and violence in Ukraine does not work. (more details)
same day too Amir Saeed Irvani The ambassador and permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations also pointed out the baseless claims related to the transfer of a number of drones by Iran to Russia in violation of Resolution 2231 on Monday, December 28, local time, during the periodic and regular meeting of the Security Council regarding the implementation of Resolution 2231 and the JCPOA. He said: First, the restrictions related to weapons under Resolution 2231 were officially terminated on October 18, 2020, and since then, the transfer of weapons to or from Iran is no longer subject to Resolution 2231. Secondly, reference to Clause 4 (a) of Appendix B of Resolution 2231 has no legal basis; Because the activities included in the mentioned paragraph need the prior approval of the Council only if the exporting government determines that the relevant items, regardless of their inclusion in document S/2015/546, “can contribute to the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems”. However, Iran has officially and explicitly declared that “it has never produced or supplied any items that it seems could help in the development of nuclear weapons delivery systems, nor does it intend to produce and supply them”.
He pointed out: Based on this, Iran has not transferred any case to Russia that is subject to Clause 4 (a) of Appendix B of Resolution 2231, and any claim to the contrary is baseless and rejected. It is also worth noting that we have already held bilateral talks with Ukraine to resolve existing misunderstandings in this regard. In addition, a number of UAVs that were transferred by Iran to Russia before the Ukraine war – which do not fall under the technical specification listed in paragraph 4 (a) of Annex B of Resolution 2231, were not for use in the Ukraine war. Therefore, the campaign of false information and baseless accusations against Iran must end. These efforts serve no purpose other than to divert attention from the transfer of large amounts of advanced weapons by Western countries to Ukraine in order to prolong the conflict. (read here)
One day later, on December 29, in his latest video message, the president of Ukraine repeated his rhetoric against the Islamic Republic of Iran and demanded punishment for Russia and Iran. He said: “Unfortunately, this morning, several regions and cities of our country were affected by the characteristic sound (of drones) of Shahid Iran.” Fortunately, most of them did not hit the intended targets and this made us better this morning. 30 UAVs were witnessed downed, which is not a bad result.” After that, he appeared in the congress and made an exaggeration that met with Canaan’s reaction.
Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, today, on the sidelines of the visit to the exhibition of Quranic achievements of the Armed Forces and among the journalists, regarding the country’s drone power and its influence in the region, stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered one of the five drone powers in the world. and this important result is the result of 37 years of experience from the beginning of the holy defense era until now. The arguments made by the arrogant world today about the use of Iranian drones are part of the psychological warfare of the enemy, and apart from the fact that many of these contents may be false, they actually show the effectiveness and importance and high rank of the Islamic Republic in the field of drones. .
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces stated: The armed forces of the country will continue to grow and develop their drones, and we will cooperate with other countries on drones in accordance with the issues and policies of the Islamic Republic. (read more)
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