Ukraine revokes accreditation of Iranian Ambassador to Kyiv

In a written statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, it was stated that Ambassador Menuchehr Muradi was summoned to the ministry on the grounds that the Tehran administration gave arms to Russia.

Reacting to Iran’s supply of weapons to Russia, the statement said that this was a move that dealt a blow to Ukraine-Iran relations.

“In response to such an unfriendly action, the Ukrainian side decided to withdraw the accreditation of the Iranian ambassador to Ukraine, as well as significantly reduce the number of diplomatic staff at the Iranian embassy in Kiev,” the statement said. expression was used.

denial came from Iran

The Kyiv administration announced that it had shot down 4 Iranian-made kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine.

In the international media reports, there were allegations that Russia bought unmanned aerial vehicles from Iran, while Tehran denied this.