On Saturday, Iran for the first time admitted that it had provided drones to Moscow, but claimed that this was before the conflict in Ukraine, where Russia has been using drones to attack power plants and other civilian infrastructure.
Hossein Amirabdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran, stated that a “limited number “of drones had been delivered to Russia a few months prior to the invasion of Ukraine by Moscow’s military on February 24.
Amirabdollahian denied Tehran was still providing drones to Moscow in Iran’s most thorough response to date on the subject of the drones.
“This fuss made by some Western nations that Iran has sent drones and missiles to Russia to aid in the conflict in Ukraine is entirely false, “According to the official IRNA news agency, he said.
The drone part is accurate, and we sent Russia a few drones months before to the Ukraine War, the man claimed.
Using Shahed-136 drones built in Iran, Ukraine has recently reported an increase in drone assaults on civilian infrastructure, including power plants and dams. Russian soldiers have not attacked Ukraine with Iranian drones, according to Russia.
Two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters last month that Iran had pledged to give Russia additional drones in addition to surface-to-surface missiles.
Amirabdollahian was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as claiming that Kyiv and Tehran had agreed to meet two weeks ago to discuss concerns about the use of Iranian drones in Ukraine, but the Ukrainians did not show up.
