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Iran strongly condemns the call of France, Germany and the United Kingdom to the UN to investigate the supply of kamikaze drones to Russia, which are allegedly used to launch strikes on the territory of Ukraine, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said, threatening retaliatory actions. This is reported by Reuters.
“The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, seeking to protect its national interests and protect the rights of the noble Iranian people, reserves the right to respond to any irresponsible actions,” the diplomat said.
He did not specify what steps would be taken, but added that Iran “will not hesitate to protect the interests of its people.”
Earlier, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said that the statements of Western countries about Russia’s purchase of Iranian drones for use as part of a special operation on the territory of Ukraine do not correspond to reality. Earlier, representatives of France, Britain and Germany at the UN called on the organization’s Secretariat to investigate information about the alleged use of Iranian drones in Ukraine. In their opinion, this contradicts UN Security Council Resolution No. 2231, which prohibits Iran from supplying certain types of weapons, including drones, without the consent of the Security Council.
In September, information appeared in the Ukrainian media and social networks that Iranian drones and barrage ammunition began to meet in the zone of a special military operation in Ukraine. The American edition of Politico called the Iranian drones a “huge problem” for the AFU. Ukraine has revoked the accreditation of the Iranian ambassador under this pretext. Iran said it regrets Ukraine’s tightening of diplomatic cooperation, but considers this measure “based on unconfirmed reports and caused by the creation of a media space of a foreign party.”