The head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the European politician asked Iran to mediate in the war that Russia launched against Ukraine. The Iranian side, they say, agreed and will send its initiative to the Kremlin.
Iranian media reported the relevant information. According to them, the request was voiced by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron asked Iran to mediate in the war
Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of Iran for Political Mohammad Jamshidi wrote that French President Emmanuel Macron asked Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi to mediate in Russia's war against Ukraine.
One of the high-ranking leaders of Western Europe turned to the President of Iran with a request to become a mediator in the war in Ukraine. Jamshidi said.
It was after this appeal that consultations allegedly continued in Iran. After them, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced that he would send a delegation to the Kremlin.
It should be remembered that on the same day, Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdollahian had already announced that he was going to Russia. He allegedly wants to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. However, he did not explain how.
Iranian drones for Russia: briefly
- As early as July 11, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the White House had intelligence that Iran plans to supply Russia with attack drones and is preparing to teach Russian troops how to use them. Like, this is how the country responded to Putin's request.
- On July 13, Iran itself officially refused to sell drones to Russia. However, already in early August, the American Institute for the Study of War stated that Iran could send a batch of drones to Russia. This is the first shipment of UAVs to Russia for field testing, along with Iranian pilots and technicians who will learn how to use and repair Russian Su-35 aircraft.
- Already at the end of August, the media wrote that Russia had begun using Iranian drones in the war against Ukraine.
- August 30, sources in the Joe Biden administration announced that Russia had officially purchased the Mohajer-6, Shahed-129 and Shahed-191 series of UAVs from Iran. Probably, the aggressor country acquired them to use in the war against Ukraine.
