Iran summons Hungarian ambassador to protest EU sanctions over arms supplies to Russia

He also quotes the British chargé d’affaires in Tehran and criticizes London’s “double standards” for sending weapons to Israel.

Nov. 20 () –

The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Hungarian ambassador in Tehran, Gyula Petho, this Tuesday to protest the imposition of new sanctions by the European Union against the state airline and shipping company in retaliation for the shipment of ballistic missiles to Russia in the framework of the Ukrainian war.

This was announced in a statement published on its website, in which it justified this decision by alleging that the Twenty-Seven imposed the sanctions “under the unfounded pretext of transfers of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia.”

During the meeting, the note states, the director general for Western Europe of the Iranian Foreign Ministry “strongly” condemned these sanctions, calling them “unfounded and illegal”, alleging that they violate International Law and the principle of freedom of navigation and maritime trade.

In line with previous statements by Iranian authorities, the Iranian official has rejected the transfers of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia, ensuring that “senior Ukrainian officials have previously acknowledged the inaccuracy of such accusations.”

Likewise, he has defended that the country’s “legitimate and legal defense and security cooperation” “is not aimed at any third party”, and has criticized the interference of “some” European States in the country’s defense affairs as “totally unacceptable.” “.

The director general has assured that these “confrontational and unjustified policies” of Europe will not go “without response.”

THE MINISTER CRITICIZES THE “DOUBLE MORALITY” OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

The Foreign Office has summoned the British chargé d’affaires in the Iranian capital, Tehran, with the same objective during the day, and has assured him that it will respond to the sanctions, which it has described as “irrational issues” and “confrontational behavior.”

Previously, on Tuesday afternoon, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, spoke out on this matter, criticizing the “contradictory conduct” of the United Kingdom and its “double standards” regarding the conflict in Gaza, since it supplies weapons to Israel.

“Based on documents presented to the court, British media reveal today that the United Kingdom, fully aware that its weapons and F-35 components are used by Israel in serious violations of International Humanitarian Law, continues to export these weapons,” he said. in your X social network account.