Iran denies allegations that it provided Russia with drones

UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s U.N. consultant sharply denied Western allegations that Tehran provided Moscow with a fleet of drones to be used in Ukraine.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has taken a transparent and constant place on the scenario in Ukraine which has been pronounced because the begin of the battle,” Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani, Everlasting Consultant of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, instructed reporters.

“Iran has constantly advocated for peace and the quick finish to the battle in Ukraine,” Iravanai stated.

He added that the claims are “unfounded and unsubstantiated” and stated that the West was mounting a disinformation marketing campaign in opposition to his nation. Iravanai, who took no questions from reporters, additionally stated the baseless allegations had been “disappointing.”

Iravani’s feedback adopted a closed-door U.N. Safety Council assembly the place the USA, Britain and France raised the implications of Iranian arms transfers to Russia.

The three nations — additionally members of the unique 2015 Iran nuclear deal — say that by offering Russia with drones Iran has violated a U.N. Safety Council decision. The decision, referred to as 2231, prohibits the switch “of all objects, supplies, equipments and items and expertise” from Iran to a different nation except permitted upfront by the U.N. Safety Council on a case by case foundation.

Iravani stated that such transfers are “outdoors the scope” of the 2015 decision and subsequently, Tehran has not violated its commitments.

Kyiv has in the meantime invited U.N. consultants to examine what it says are downed Iranian drones in Ukraine, in keeping with a Reuters report.

In latest days, Moscow has carried out a number of devastating missile and drone strikes in opposition to what Ukraine stated had been civilian targets in addition to crucial infrastructure like power services. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied that it makes use of Iranian-made drones in Ukraine and that it targets residential and different excessive civilian areas.

Dmitry Polyanskiy, First Deputy Everlasting Consultant of Russia to the United Nations, instructed reporters that the drones present in Ukraine will not be Iranian however Russian-made.

He stated that photos of the drones downed in Ukraine clearly have Russian inscriptions on them. He added although, that he’s not a drone professional and couldn’t elaborate additional.

Following the drone strikes, NATO Secretary-Normal Jens Stoltenberg introduced that the 30-member alliance would ship drone-jamming tools to Ukraine.

In the meantime, Kyiv has additionally urged breaking off diplomatic ties with Tehran in mild of the latest arms transfers and drone assaults.