The European Union said on Monday its allies had shared intelligence that Iran had supplied missiles to Russia, a claim Tehran denied. But those making these accusations point out that Russia and Ukraine are among the largest arms exporters to either side of the war.
“We strongly reject the accusations of Iran’s role in exporting weapons to one of the parties to the war in Russia-Ukraine,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Khanani told a regular news conference.
Kanaani added that those making these accusations against his country are “one of the largest arms exporters to one of the warring parties,” in an implicit reference to Western arms support for Kiev.
The European Union said on Monday its allies had shared intelligence that Iran had supplied missiles to Russia, and warned it would impose new sanctions on Tehran if the missile deliveries were confirmed.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States notified its European allies that Russia had received short-range missiles from Iran, and that the United States warned Tehran of the consequences in August, indicating that Russia would respond ‘strongly.’
The Kremlin on Monday denied receiving missiles from Iran, emphasizing that Russia is developing relations with Tehran as it wishes, especially in the “most sensitive areas.”
Kiev and its Western allies have previously accused Iran of supplying Russia with military equipment for use in the war, particularly Shahed drones.
Tehran has denied supplying Moscow with drones “for use in war,” but has acknowledged delivering such weapons to Russia before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine as part of a cooperation agreement between the two sides.
Since February 24, 2022, Russia has been carrying out a military offensive against neighboring Ukraine, which requires Kiev to give up joining Western forces to stop it, which the latter calls “interference in its affairs.” It is considered.
