Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Heorhiy Tykhyi responded to Iran's accusations regarding Ukraine's “complicity” in the war against Iran on the side of the United States.
Georgy Tykhyi wrote about this on the social network X.
“How do you know if a representative of the Iranian regime is lying? If his lips are moving, it means he is lying. Almost 60,000 drones that Iran shared with Russia have hit Ukraine since 2022. Not a single Ukrainian drone has ever hit Iran. This liar should have been eliminated long ago along with his regime,” wrote Heorhiy Tykhyi.
Earlier, Iran's permanent representative to the UN, Amir Saeed Irovani, wrote a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council. In this letter, he accused Ukraine of “complicity” in the US war against Iran on the side of the US. All because Ukraine sent experts to the Middle East to repel drone attacks. “This is material and operational support for military aggression led by the US and the Israeli regime,” Irovani said in the letter.
Ukraine has not sent experts to Israel to repel drone attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also stated that military cooperation agreements with Middle Eastern countries do not include sending troops to the US and Israel's war against Iran.
Israeli and US military operation against Iran
On February 28, Israel attacked the Iranian capital Tehran. US President Donald Trump later said that the US military had launched a “major combat operation” against Iran to “eliminate imminent threats from the Iranian regime”. He accused the Iranian government of “funding and training” militants in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Hamas in Palestine. According to him, the aim of the military operation is to “destroy Iran's missile industry and navy” and “ensure that the world cannot be destabilised”.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had launched missiles and drones towards Israel, and also attacked US military bases in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Amid the US military operation against Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Paris is calling for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council.
The European Union said it reaffirmed its “unwavering commitment to ensuring regional security and stability” in the Middle East.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was fair to give the Iranians a chance to get rid of “the terrorist regime and guarantee the security of all peoples who have suffered from attacks from Iran.”
On February 28, Trump announced that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was dead, a claim later confirmed by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
On March 1, the IRGC announced that it was launching “the most devastating offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic” against Israel and “American terrorist bases.” Trump called on the Iranian regime to abandon these plans and threatened to strike “a very strong blow” in response.
On March 2, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the next phase of the US military operation against Iran would be even more destructive.
On March 6, Trump declared the need for a complete change in Iran's leadership, adding that he already had several candidates for the role of “a good leader.”
On March 8, Iran's Assembly of Experts elected the son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the third supreme leader of the Islamic Republic.
Trump declined to comment on the election of Mojtaba Khamenei, saying only: “We'll see what happens.” Before that, the American president said that the new leader of Iran “won't last long” if he doesn't receive the approval of the White House.
On March 26, US President Donald Trump announced that he was suspending the destruction of Iranian energy facilities until April 6. According to him, he made this decision at the request of the Iranian government, and negotiations are ongoing.