Ukraine Crisis

For the second night in a row, Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other regions with multiple waves of Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drone attacks.

Iran did not include mobile launchers with the close-range ballistic missiles that Washington last week accused Tehran of delivering to Russia for use against Ukraine, Reuters reported on Saturday citing three sources with knowledge of the matter.

The G7 foreign ministers and the EU High Representative have condemned Iran's export of ballistic missiles to Russia, calling it an escalation in Tehran’s support for Moscow's war against Ukraine.

Ukraine's foreign ministry announced on Friday that since September 2022, Russia has launched 8,060 Iranian-made Shahed 136 suicide drones at Ukraine, as news of Iran’s missile deliveries to Russia dominated headlines this week.

Iranian short-range missiles newly delivered to Russia will enable it to hit frontline Ukrainian targets with better precision and free up existing weaponry for attacks farther into the country, Britain’s Defense Ministry said Friday.

Russian president Vladimir Putin and senior defence official Sergei Shoigu received Iran’s national security council chief Ali Akbar Ahmadian in St. Petersburg on Thursday in a sign of deepening ties between the heavily sanctioned powers.

Iran, North Korea and Russia are part of an entente increasingly coordinating in Moscow's war in Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said on Wednesday, a day after new Western sanctions were imposed on the Islamic Republic over alleged missile transfers to Russia.

The US and its allies - France, Germany, and Britain - said Tuesday they were targeting Iran’s flagship airline, Iran Air, in the West’s latest round of sanctions, following Tuesday’s confirmation that Tehran has supplied Russia with short-range ballistic missiles.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who will jointly visit Kyiv this week, said on Tuesday they are united on the need to tackle Iran's influence in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Ukraine's foreign ministry summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires Monday to warn Tehran against the consequences of ballistic missile shipments to Russia.

A former Iranian MP and commentator Heshmatollah Falhatpisheh has called Iran's latest arms sales to Russia "the dirtiest example of Russophilia" as Iran gets ever closer to its allies in Moscow.

Iran is set to deliver ballistic missiles to Russia "imminently", Bloomberg reported on Monday, amid warnings by Ukraine's allies that the shipment will have serious consequences for the Islamic Republic.

Andriy Kostin, Ukraine's Prosecutor General, announced that a case has been opened against an IRGC brigadier general, Abbas Mousavi Sharifi Mollasaraei, on suspicion of aiding Russia in war and war crimes against Ukrainian.

Russia has carried out another round of large-scale attacks on Ukraine, using Iranian-supplied drones and possibly North Korean missiles to strike important infrastructure and cities across the country.

Iran’s UN representative has denied a Reuter’s report on Friday which said that Iran is planning to supply hundreds of missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine.

A Polish state-owned company sold parts which were used in Iranian combat drones, private broadcaster Radio Zet reported on Thursday without naming sources, adding that prosecutors had been investigating the issue since 2022.

Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states on Wednesday warned Iran against sending ballistic missiles to Russia, calling it a significant "escalation" in Tehran's support for the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The Group of Seven leaders warned Iran Friday not to give Russia ballistic missiles, only a day after the two countries’ much-publicized strategic agreement was confirmed to have been halted due to “issues” on the Iranian part.

The Group of Seven leaders warned Iran on Friday against advancing its nuclear enrichment program, adding they would be ready to enforce new measures if Tehran were to transfer ballistic missiles to Russia.

Group of Seven (G7) major powers warned China on Friday to stop Russia’s war on Ukraine, while urging de-escalation in the Middle East after a suspected Israeli attack on an Iranian military base.

Washington has supplied Ukraine with Iranian small arms and ammunition seized while en route to the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. 

The US Secretary of State says Washington and its allies are working "day in day out" to hinder the transfer of weapons to Russia from countries like China, Iran, and North Korea.

Ukraine's Air Force disclosed that Russian forces conducted attacks overnight, launching four missiles into eastern Ukraine and launching 12 Iranian-made Shahed drones across the country.

The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised powers told Iran on Friday not to transfer ballistic missiles to Russia to use in its conflict with Ukraine, warning that they would take action against Tehran if it did so.

Britain's Ministry of Defense announced Friday that an Iranian Mohajer-6 surveillance and attack drone has been identified at Russia’s Saky Airfield in occupied Crimea.

UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has accused Iran of supplying Russia with ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine, claiming the regime is a "bad influence" not only on the Middle East but in Europe too.

Amid reports of Tehran selling ballistic missiles to Moscow, a high-level Russian delegation is set to visit Iran next week for an event branded as Commission on Economic and Trade Cooperation.

The White House escalated its criticism of Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday, accusing him of benefiting Iran and Russia by not putting a national security bill that gives aid to Ukraine up for a vote.

Iran will face a “swift and severe” response if it sells ballistic missiles to Russia, the United States warned on Thursday, reacting to reports earlier that Tehran may have done so.

Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two US-sanctioned countries.

The Biden administration is pressuring the House of Representatives to approve more funding for Ukraine, saying a failure to do so would amount to helping Russia and Iran.

The Ukrainian President announced that the country's air defense has intercepted and downed 359 Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones since the start of 2024.

The military collaboration between Iran and Russia has significantly intensified since the invasion of Ukraine, with Tehran delivering offensive weapons used against civilian targets.

Iran, China and Russia will conduct a joint naval exercise in the coming weeks under what the trio claims aims at "ensuring regional security."

The Ukrainian air force announced on Saturday its successful interception of nine out of 14 Iran-made drones launched by Russia across southern and central regions overnight.

Moscow intends to purchase short-range ballistic missiles from the Islamic Republic, according to The Wall Street Journal.