Iran Threatens Zelenskyy Over His Speech to Congress

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, on Thursday, criticised Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statements about Tehran's military assistance for Moscow in the war against Ukraine.

Kanaani's comment was published on the website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

It states that Iran "has not supplied any military hardware to any side for use in the Ukraine war" and "has always respected the territorial integrity of all countries including Ukraine."

"Mr. Zelensky had better know that Iran’s strategic patience over such unfounded accusations is not endless," stated the representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Kanaani also advised the Ukrainian president "to draw a lesson from the fate of some other political leaders who contented themselves with the US support."

Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of Congress, mentioning once again Iran's military assistance for Russia.

"When Russia cannot reach our cities by its artillery, it tries to destroy them with missile attacks. More than that, Russia found an Ally in its genocidal policy – Iran. Iranian deadly drones, sent to Russia in hundreds, became a threat to our critical infrastructure. That is how one terrorist has found the other. It is just a matter of time – when they will strike against your other allies, if we do not stop them now," he said.

Russia has been actively using Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones for the past few months, passing them off as Russian Geran drones, and has also been negotiating with Tehran on the supply of additional weapons, primarily missiles. In addition, according to some data, there were Iranian instructors in occupied Ukraine who helped the Russian forces.

The United States, the European Union, and Canada have already imposed sanctions against Iran for military assistance to Russia. Ukraine is negotiating the possibility of severing diplomatic relations with Iran. Officially, Moscow and Tehran deny the West's accusations.