Tehran may engage in self-defense against Kiev over its \u201cdrone support\u201d for Israel, a senior legislator says<\/p>\n
Ukraine has become a party to the war launched by the\u00a0 US and Israel against Iran, senior Iranian MP Ebrahim Azizi has said, threatening potential retaliation against Kiev.
\nThe head of the national security commission of the Iranian parliament took to X on Saturday, warning that Kiev\u2019s decision to send anti-aircraft assets to the region to prop up the attackers gives Tehran the right to strike Ukraine in self-defense.
\n\u201cBy providing drone support to the Israeli regime, failed Ukraine has effectively become involved in the war and, under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, has turned its entire territory into a legitimate target for Iran,\u201d Azizi wrote.
\nOver the past two weeks, Vladimir Zelensky has repeatedly signaled his readiness to get involved in the war in the Middle East. He has claimed the US had asked Ukraine for help defend its Gulf allies against Iranian strikes on American assets stationed there, while other regional \u201cpartners\u201d have purportedly reached out to Kiev as well.
\nZelensky said he had given instructions to \u201cprovide the necessary means and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarantee the necessary security.\u201d<\/p>\n
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This week, he also claimed to have reached deals with some nations in the region to sell them Ukrainian-made drone interceptors and send in experienced anti-aircraft teams.
\nThe Ukrainian leader also appeared to poke at the White House over a proposed joint drone manufacturing deal, which reportedly was deliberated last year but fell through.
\n\u201cI hope that maybe American friends will be closer to this decision now, especially after such challenges as we see in the Middle East,\u201d Zelensky said in an interview with German journalist Gordon Repinski on Thursday.
\nUS President Donald Trump originally appeared to be welcoming to Zelensky\u2019s advances, stating he would \u201ctake any assistance from any country\u201d in battling Iran. In an interview with Fox News on Friday, however, he snubbed Zelensky\u2019s offers, flatly denying any assistance from Ukraine in countering Iranian kamikaze drones was needed.
\n\u201cWe don\u2019t need their help in drone defense. We know more about drones than anybody. We have the best drones in the world, actually,\u201d the US president stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tehran may engage in self-defense against Kiev over its \u201cdrone support\u201d for Israel, a senior legislator says Ukraine has become a party to the war launched by the\u00a0 US and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31193,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-environment","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t