Iran threatens strikes against Ukraine over Ukraine's support for Israel

In Iran, the head of the parliament’s National Security Commission, Ibrahim Azizi, said that Ukraine’s support for Israel could be interpreted as involving Kyiv in the war and become grounds for retaliatory actions by Tehran.

The official voiced this position while commenting on reports that Israel might provide assistance to Ukraine from its side, in particular in the field of unmanned (drone) technologies, which, according to the Iranian side, changes Ukraine’s status in the context of the regional confrontation.

According to Azizi, such a step by Kyiv would indicate an actual joining of the conflict. He stressed that in that case Tehran would perceive it as a threat to its security and reserves the right to take appropriate measures.

The official also referred to provisions of the UN Charter, stating that under such circumstances Ukraine, from Iran’s point of view, could be considered a “legitimate target”.

Earlier we wrote:

• The U.S. appealed to Kyiv for help in the Middle East, Zelensky says
• Trump warned of a very serious strike on Iran on the night of March 8
• The Middle East on the brink of a major war: after mutual strikes by Israel and Iran, a state of emergency was declared and the airspace was closed
• How Israel, in two days, did to Iran what Russia dreamed of doing to Ukraine
• The world on the brink of a major war: Israel bombed Iran, Tehran is preparing hundreds of rockets in response