A political analyst warns that Russia’s “violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty” will promote separatism and extremist nationalism in the region, urging Iran to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity despite close relations with Moscow.
Iran’s ambassador to Ukraine has paid a visit to the shelter where a group of Iranian students are taking refuge in the capital, Kiev, which is bracing for clashes with Russian military forces.
The Iranian foreign minister, in a phone conversation with his Russia counterpart, has called of a political solution to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
As Kiev appears set to fall to incoming Russian forces, Iranian social media users are drawing attention to the discrepancy between the resistance put up by the Iranian nation when Iraq invaded Iran in 1980 and what they call the disinclination by the Ukrainian people to defend their country at all.
The head of Iran’s Aviation Organization has said the country is ready to send a passenger plane to Poland to return Iranian nationals from Ukraine. Mohammad Mohammadi Bakhsh said officials are awaiting a permit to do so.
Russian forces are pressing ahead with their military operation in Ukraine to counter what they call a “threat” to their national security from the pro-West Ukrainian government. Kiev and Russia’s Western adversaries call the operations an “invasion”. The situation is fluid in Ukraine right now with both sides claiming victories on the battlefield. Iran Front Page brings you the latest developments on the ground live as they unfold in Ukraine.
Two days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fighting has reached the outskirts of Kyiv, following a night of missile attacks on the European country’s capital.
Iran’s minister of economic and financial affairs says the country’s oil exports have increased 40 percent compared to the time when President Ebrahim Raisi took office.
The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said the country has been a member of the UN atomic watchdog, IAEA, for 47 years but it has received no assistance to develop its peaceful nuclear program.
Pakistan’s economic authorities have approved a legal mechanism designed to facilitate barter trade with Iran in new step in the direction of expanding commercial ties between the two neighbors.
Yemeni Army Spokesman General Yahya Saree says Yemen’s armed forces on Friday morning shot down an MQ9 reconnaissance plane belonging to the United Arab Emirates.
Hungary says it will spare no effort to facilitate the exit of Iranian nationals caught up in conflict-torn Ukraine and their safe return home via Hungarian soil.
An estimated 100,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes and that several thousand have crossed into neighbouring countries, mainly Romania and Moldova, according to the UN refugee agency.
An image has been circulating on social media of what is said to be private notes of an individual who was present at the recent closed-door meeting between the Iranian president and the Qatar emir in Doha, which lays down Tehran’s response to an indirect message from the U.S.
US President Joe Biden condemned Moscow for launching the military operation against Ukraine, announcing new strong sanctions and limitations on exports to Russia.
London unveiled its ‘largest-ever package of sanctions’ against Russia on Thursday, targeting banks and wealthy Russians. Ottawa has also targeted several individuals and entities, including members of the Russian elite and major banks.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, reiterated NATO’S eastward expansion is the source of tension and poses a serious threat to the stability and security of independent countries in different regions.
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said improving conditions in Mirjaveh border market of Sistan and Baluchestan on the border with Pakistan, must be on the agenda of provincial officials.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has expressed regret over the start of military actions and the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine, calling for the establishment of a ceasefire.
