Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian stated on Saturday that Iran and Ukraine agreed to keep a assembly at the alleged deliver of drones via way of means of Tehran to Moscow, however the Ukrainian facet canceled the assembly on the closing moment.
“We agreed with Ukraine’s overseas minister that in the event that they have any files proving Russia has been the usage of Iranian drones in Ukraine, Kyiv need to offer those files to us,” Amirabdollahian become quoted as announcing via way of means of the Iranian information employer Tasnim.
He introduced that the 2 nations’ delegations agreed to fulfill weeks in the past in a European country.
However, “the US and a few European nations, particularly Germany,” requested Ukraine now no longer to wait the assembly due to the fact the West has been the usage of the drone difficulty in its coverage in opposition to Iran, the minister claimed. As a result, Kyiv made a closing-minute selection to droop the talks, Amirabdollahian stated.
However, Amirabdollahian stated that Iran provided drones to Russia numerous months earlier than the begin of a unique navy operation in Ukraine.
Western nations declare that Russia is the usage of Iranian drones in Ukraine. Both Tehran and Moscow categorically rejected those claims.
As the reputable consultant of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova stated the problem of buying fight drones from Iran become artificially thrown into the American media to position strain on Tehran.
And in step with the click secretary of President Dmitry Peskov, most effective Russian system is used withinside the unique operation in Ukraine.
Earlier, Switzerland introduced sanctions on 3 Iranians and one entity that reflect the ones imposed via way of means of the European Union over Tehran’s alleged drone deliveries to Russia.
The departments of financial and overseas affairs stated that they’d knowledgeable the pinnacle Swiss government in their selection to undertake sanctions over alleged drone deliveries which have been denied via way of means of Russia, however it stopped quick of following the EU lead in punishing Iran over current protests there.
“After weighing up all home and overseas coverage pastimes, Switzerland has determined to most effective undertake the sanctions in reference to the drone deliveries,” the declaration read.
Switzerland, which represents US and Saudi Arabian pastimes in Iran in addition to Iranian pastimes in Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Egypt, stated it condemned using pressure via way of means of Iranian police in the course of protests brought about via way of means of the dying of a younger Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini.