Iran summons Polish envoy after FM’s criticism of Iran’s ties with Russia

Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday said it has summoned Poland’s chargé d'affaires in Tehran following comments made by Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, who last week criticized Iran and Russia's military cooperation.

"In response to the biased and baseless remarks made by the Polish foreign minister against our country, Marcin Wilczek, Poland’s chief envoy in Tehran, was summoned by Mahmoud Heidari, the assistant foreign minister," the statement read.

While the ministry did not elaborate on the specifics of the comments they rebuffed, semi-official IMNA news agency reported that the summons followed Sikorski’s role in facilitating the transfer of an Iranian-made drone from Ukraine to the US for display at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Speaking about his involvement, Sikorski told The Wall Street Journal last week, “There is an axis of aggression between Iran and Russia. The Islamic Republic is sending death and destruction into all directions, and we need to jointly, directly, face the threat and remove it.”

On taking credit for the trophy drone, Sikorski said, “We have to remember that the first credit needs to go to the Ukrainians, who shot the thing down.”

According to WSJ, Sikorski helped to facilitate the drone’s procurement for the US-based nonprofit organization, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).