Tehran summons Polish envoy over ‘baseless’ remarks
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the Polish envoy to Tehran to protest the “biased and baseless” remarks made by the European country’s top diplomat against the Islamic Republic.
The summon came days after Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski criticized Iran and Russia, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, saying the allies had formed “an axis of aggression.”
Sikorski claimed that Iran was “sending death and destruction in all directions,” and urged a coordinated international response to counter its “threat.”
The remarks were made after the top diplomat reportedly helped procure what he claimed was a downed Iranian Shahed drone that was displayed at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, according to the WSJ. Ukraine and its Western allies have repeatedly accused Tehran of supplying Moscow with drones and ballistic missiles during Russia’s war against Ukraine, now in its third year.
Iran has consistently denied allegations, stating that it has not sided with any parties in the conflict. Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has also stressed that there is “no legal prohibition” on the sale of the country’s Shahed drone to other countries.
“The Shahed drone is among the world’s most advanced unmanned aerial vehicles, possessing exceptional reconnaissance, surveillance, and operational capabilities while maintaining an extremely cost-effective price,” the mission said in a post on X on Friday.
“There is no legal prohibition on its sale. Any country that commits to refraining from using it in acts of aggression against another state is eligible to apply for its purchase,” it emphasized.
The European Union and the United States have imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on both Russia and Iran over their alleged military activities.