The governments of Germany, the United Kingdom, and France are threatening Iran with new sanctions, including the cancellation of bilateral air transport agreements, due to alleged supplies of ballistic missiles from Tehran to Russia, which Tehran itself denies. This is stated in a joint statement by the three countries published on the website of the German Federal Foreign Office.
“The governments of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom strongly condemn the export of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia… This act constitutes an escalation by both Iran and Russia, posing a direct threat to European security,” the statement reads.
According to the statement, France, Germany, and the UK allegedly have evidence of Iran’s transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia. “We will take immediate action to cancel bilateral air transport agreements with Iran. Furthermore, we will work to include key organizations and individuals involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program and the transfer of ballistic missiles and other weapons to Russia on the sanctions lists. We will also work on introducing sanctions against Iran Air,” the statement says, without providing any evidence to support the alleged “confirmation.”
On September 6, the American TV channel CNN, citing sources, claimed that Iran had allegedly supplied Russia with short-range ballistic missiles for use in combat operations in Ukraine. Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, stated on Monday that not every such report corresponds to reality.
Nasser Kanaani, the official spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has denied the allegations made by American media outlets that Tehran has supplied weapons to Russia for use in its special operation in Ukraine.
As the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson previously stated, any attempt to link bilateral cooperation between Moscow and Tehran to the conflict in Ukraine is aimed at justifying the continued supply of weapons from the West to Kyiv.
