Tehran did not deliver missiles to Russia, Foreign Minister says

Iran’s Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that Tehran had not delivered any ballistic missiles to Russia and sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States and three European powers would not solve any problems between them, Reuters reports.

“Once again, the US and E3 act on faulty intelligence and flawed logic,” said Abbas Araghchi in a post on X. “Iran has NOT delivered ballistic missiles to Russia. Period — Sanction addicts should ask themselves: how is Iran able to make and supposedly sell sophisticated arms? Sanctions are not a solution, but part of problem.”

https://x.com/araghchi/status/1833822329693929882

The E3 comprises of Britain, Germany and France.

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on Tuesday that Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran and was likely to use them in Ukraine within weeks. Cooperation between Moscow and Tehran threatened wider European security, he said.

The United States, Germany, Britain and France, on Tuesday, imposed new sanctions on Iran, including measures against its national airline, Iran Air.

The Kremlin today dismissed reports that Iran had shipped missiles to Russia, saying claims about various arms transfers were baseless.

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