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Iran has never been part of Russia-Ukraine war: FM spox
Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani made the remarks on Sunday, a day after US media alleged that Iran had transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, citing unidentified sources.
Kanaani said the Islamic Republic’s principled approach to the Ukraine crisis remains “unchanged,” and that the “completely baseless” claims about the transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia are in line with the political objectives of some Western countries.
“As it has been emphasized time and again, the Islamic Republic opposes the war and supports a political solution to resolve differences between Russia and Ukraine and end military conflicts,” he added.
“Since the start of the Ukraine crisis, Iran has never been a part of the military conflict and its continuation, and it has always supported a political solution and bilateral talks to end the battle.”
Iran’s UN mission had earlier rejected the accusations.
However, the US and its Western allies have repeatedly claimed that Iran is supplying weapons to Russia for direct use in the Ukraine war.
Iran says the Western countries are escalating the war through the supply of advanced weaponry to Kiev.