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Row brews in Iran over use of its drones in Ukraine war by Russia
The Guardian ^ | 7th November 2022 | Patrick Wintour

Posted on 11/07/2022 9:13:16 PM PST by Cronos

Conservative cleric and a newspaper editor openly critical of government’s stance on weapons it supplied to Moscow

An internal rift over the supply of deadly drones to Russia for use in Ukraine has opened up in Iran, with a prominent conservative cleric and newspaper editor saying Russia is the clear aggressor in the war and the supply should stop.

A former Iranian ambassador to Moscow has also hinted the foreign ministry may have been kept in the dark both by the Kremlin and the Iranian military.

Iran has denied for more than two months that it sold the drones to Russia despite their use to target power stations and civilian infrastructure, but at the weekend said it had supplied a small number of drones before the war started, an explanation that has been rejected by the US and Ukraine.

The row over the drones reflects a wider foreign policy debate in Tehran about the risks of developing close links with Moscow. It is also unusual, in that the criticism of Iran’s government is being led by a conservative cleric and a newspaper editor.

...A former Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Nematollah Izadi, said it appeared there had been no proper cooperation between the military and diplomatic wings of the Iranian state, possibly leaving the foreign ministry in the dark. It seemed one section of the government thought it profitable to sell drones to Moscow for the use in the war or otherwise, Izadi said, and “we seem to have succumbed to a deception operation by Russia, which, in my opinion, does not serve our national interests at all”.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: iran; iraq; lebanon; patrickwintour; thegrauniad; wintourisaclown; yemen
Iran is an uneasy bedfellow with Russia. Russia and Persia fought a series of wars in the 1700s and 1800s with Moscow taking territory from Safavid Iran, most notably Azerbaijan.

This is akin to Russia taking half of manchuria and Mongolia away from Qing dynasty China

1 posted on 11/07/2022 9:13:16 PM PST by Cronos
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To: Cronos

Russia also backed Saddam Hussein against Iran, Yes?


2 posted on 11/07/2022 9:26:56 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

The U.S was fond of Saddam during the Iraq/Iran war.


3 posted on 11/07/2022 10:07:12 PM PST by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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To: Long Jon No Silver; BenLurkin

Iran’s only allies during the iran iraq war were Syria and Libya


4 posted on 11/07/2022 10:27:41 PM PST by Cronos (.)
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To: Long Jon No Silver; BenLurkin

Iran’s only allies during the iran iraq war were Syria and Libya.

That war ended in a stalemate. No territory exchange but lots of lives lost. Saddam should have focused on building iraq instead of foolhardy ideas. Just like Putin should have.


5 posted on 11/07/2022 10:29:01 PM PST by Cronos (.)
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To: Cronos

Remember when the Soviet Union was Iran’s “Lesser Satan”?

Good times, good times.


6 posted on 11/08/2022 2:22:02 AM PST by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: Apparatchik; All

Those were the days!


7 posted on 11/14/2022 1:25:15 PM PST by gleeaikin (Question authority!)
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To: Cronos

The Russians (Patrushev) were just in Iran begging for more missiles and drones. The Ayatollahs said no
Putin is done and dead deposed by March. This will get very amusing as the Ukies kick Russian butt out of Ukraine.

See SVR on twitter. https://twitter.com/generalsvr_en He is very good half the time.


8 posted on 11/14/2022 1:37:05 PM PST by dennisw ("You don't have to like it. You just have to do it")
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To: gleeaikin

You too my lovely on post number 8.


9 posted on 11/14/2022 1:40:24 PM PST by dennisw ("You don't have to like it. You just have to do it")
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