“Ready for dialogue”: the Iranian president condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine

The President of Iran condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine / screenshotIran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has sought talks with the West over Russia’s war against Ukraine, and he denies providing missiles to Moscow, which he condemned for “aggression” during the conflict. He said this during his participation in the UN General Assembly in New York, The Guardian reports.

“We are ready to sit down with Europeans and Americans for dialogue and negotiations. We have never approved Russian aggression against Ukrainian territory,” Pezeshkiyan said.

The publication reminds that earlier this month the USA accused Iran of transferring ballistic missiles to Russia for the war in Ukraine, Tehran denies these accusations.

“Pezeshkian, a reformist who was unexpectedly elected in July, made it clear that his government is ready to consider the possibility of resuming negotiations on its nuclear programs,” media reports.

Iran’s cooperation with Russia – the latest newsIran did not provide Russia with launchers for the transferred short-range missiles. Reuters writes about this with reference to knowledgeable sources – a European diplomat, a representative of European intelligence and a US official.

So, according to the American, as of the beginning of September, when it became known about the delivery of missiles, Iran did not supply the Russians with launchers. A representative of European intelligence added that they do not expect Iran to provide the Russians with launchers.

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