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Kremlin rejects US claims about missile supplies from Iran
The Journal on September 6 cited unidentified US and European officials as saying that Iran had sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that, “We have seen this report, it is not every day that this kind of information is true.”
“Iran is our important partner, we are developing our trade and economic relations, we are developing our cooperation and dialogue in all possible areas, including the most sensitive ones,” Peskov told reporters.
A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps also reacted to the news on Sunday, calling it “psychological warfare.”
“No missile has been sent [by Iran] to Russia and such claims are part of of psychological warfare,” Deputy Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters Fazlollah Nozari said.
In recent days, many Iranian officials have repeatedly denied the Wall Street Journal report.
On Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry once again dismissed the accusation.
“We strongly reject the claims on Iran’s role in exporting arms to one side of the war,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said during a weekly press conference.
Kanaani pointed to Iran’s stance on the developments in Ukraine and said, “It is unfortunate that some parties who are looking for conflict and war are leveling accusations against Iran.”
“On the issue of Ukraine, we are not a part of the war and believe in a political strategy to end the war,” he added.
However, the European Union also on Monday repeated the accusations against the Islamic Republic.
“We are aware of the credible information provided by allies on the delivery of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia,” EU spokesman Peter Stano said.
“We are looking further into it with our member states and if confirmed, this delivery would represent a substantive material escalation in Iran’s support for Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.”
Stano added that, “the EU leaders’ unanimous position has always been clear. The European Union will respond swiftly and in coordination with international partners, including with new and significant restrictive measures against Iran.”