The head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry reacted to the US statement that Tehran plans to provide the Russian Federation with drones.
Iran says it will not supply drones of the Russian Federation. In particular, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein-Amir Abdollahian said that his country is not going to supply Russia with weapons, La Repubblica reports. Tehran plans to provide Russia with drones.
In particular, the foreign minister noted that his country avoids any actions that risk leading to further escalation in Ukraine, including the supply of weapons.
“We have defense agreements with the Russian Federation, but we will not help any of the parties to the conflict,” the minister said.
According to him, Iran opposed the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine from the very beginning, but believes that “the situation should be resolved through negotiations.”
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Recall that the White House believes that Iran can start supplying Russiacombat drones for the war in Ukraine, in particular, capable of carrying weapons.
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