RUSSIA’S SPECIAL OPERATION IN UKRAINE: A VIEW FROM TEHRAN
Journal: Eastern Analytics
Year: 2023

Since the first days of the Russia's special operation in Ukraine the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran has demonstrated a benevolently neutral stance. Stressing the unacceptability of military action as a means of solving conflicts, the Iranian side blames the United States and European countries for unleashing war. They provoked Russia by bringing NATO forces closer to its borders, which led to war. Showing a correct understanding of the reasons for the start of the special operation,