“We are aware of the credible information provided by allies on the delivery of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia,” EU spokesman Peter Stano said, according to reports. The reports claim Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia. Russia has been fighting a war against Ukraine for more than two years. The Iranian ties with Russia are not new; the countries have worked together for decades on various issues, and Iran increasingly wants to partner with Russia on numerous issues.
Iran’s Mehr News also reported on the claims. Iran’s foreign ministry has denied the claims. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani said, "As it has been emphasized many times, the Islamic Republic of Iran while opposing the war, supports the political solution to resolve the disputes between Russia and Ukraine and end the military conflicts. Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, the Islamic Republic of Iran has never been a part of this conflict and its continuation," the senior Iranian diplomat stressed, adding that Tehran always supported the political solution and bilateral talks to end the crisis.”
Iran International reported that an Iranian member of parliament has acknowledged that Iran has supported Russia militarily. CNN noted that “National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett told CNN in a statement that ‘any transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia would represent a dramatic escalation in Iran’s support’ for the Kremlin in its invasion of Ukraine.”
The CNN report noted that it is not clear when the missiles were delivered. “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told allies at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany on Friday that Ukraine urgently needed more air defense systems,” CNN noted. READ MORE
