Massoud Peseschkian has denied supplying Russia with arms during his tenure — and has signaled talks with the West. The Kremlin takes a stand.
NEW YORK – Iran has been considered one of Russia’s most important allies for years. Western governments accuse Tehran of supplying Russia with both drones and ballistic missiles. Ukraine war to use. So Great Britain, France, Germany and the United States imposed new sanctions against the mullahs’ regime in Tehran in early September.
Iranian President Massoud Peseschkian denies supplying arms to Russia, at least during his tenure. Now he makes people sit up with a report on the war going on around those in power Vladimir Putin Force interpretation in Moscow.
Peseschkian on Ukraine war: Iran never recognized “Russian aggression”.
Russia has signaled its willingness to “explain Russia’s position on the war in Ukraine to its allies” to Iran. Dmitry Peskov, a Putin confidant and Kremlin spokesman, made the announcement on Tuesday (September 24) in response to Besheskian’s latest statements.
The 69-year-old politician was sidelined UN in New York Iran is “ready to sit at the table for dialogue and negotiations with the Europeans and the Americans,” he said. This is how Ukrainian media quotes him. “We have never recognized Russian aggression against Ukrainian territory,” the head of the Islamic Republic continued.
Peseschkian was appointed president on July 28 and was sworn in by parliament two days later. In his first press conference in office, he denied supplying ballistic missiles to Russia: “There may have been such supplies in the past. But I can assure you that there have been no such deliveries to Russia since I took office,” Peseshkian said.
Weapons for war in Ukraine: Putin seeks cooperation with Tehran
Peseshkian won Iran’s presidential election in July. The 69-year-old was considered the sole candidate of the reformist camp. New elections were necessitated after President Ibrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian died in a helicopter crash in May. Peseschkian’s power is considered significantly limited. Experts see his election victory as a symbolic victory for reformists in Iran. Parliament is dominated by hardliners — the last word anyway is the “Supreme Leader,” Ali Khamenei, the political and religious leader of the mullahs’ regime.
Since the invasion of Ukraine ordered by Vladimir Putin, Russia and Iran have continued to expand their ties economically and militarily. Ukraine has urged Iran not to supply ballistic missiles to Russia under any circumstances. If the reports in the international media that Iran is supplying Russia with such missiles for attacks on Ukraine are confirmed, it will seriously affect the bilateral relations between Kiev and Tehran, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. At the end of October, Peseshkian is scheduled to travel to Russia for the BRICS summit.
The ministry said deepening military cooperation between Putin and the mullahs’ regime threatens not only Ukraine’s security, but the security of Europe, the Middle East and the world at large. The Iranian leadership must demonstrate that it does not support Russia’s war machine. Kiev has long accused Tehran of supporting Putin’s war in Ukraine — initially by handing over blueprints for the production of Iranian Shahed drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. (LRG with Agencies)
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