TEHRAN, Nov. 5, (Xinhua/GNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, on Tuesday urged the European Union (EU) to lift the sanctions on Iranian airlines over the allegation that Tehran, has transferred missiles to Russia.
He made the remarks on social media platform X, in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s comments on Monday saying Iran, had not yet delivered missiles to Russia.
“The EU recently targeted ordinary Iranians and other travelers, by banning our airlines from Europe,” Araghchi said, adding, “It did so on the basis of the false claim that Iran has delivered ballistic missiles to Russia, for use against Ukraine.”
“Now, even President Zelensky himself has explicitly stated that no Iranian missiles have been delivered to Russia,” he said.
Araghchi stressed that it is high time for the EU to “end this farce,” noting that the targeting of ordinary Iranians based on “thin air” is “immoral and plain wrong” and must immediately be reversed.
In October, the EU adopted restrictive measures against seven Iranian individuals and seven entities, including three Iranian airlines, over Tehran’s alleged transfer of missiles and drones to Russia against Ukraine.
The United States and Britain imposed sanctions on Iran, based on the same allegation back in September.
Iran has consistently denied providing Russia with weapons for use against Ukraine, despite Western accusations.
The country maintains it supports a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine conflict.
GNA