TEHRAN - In a letter dated March 30 to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Security Council President Michael G. Waltz, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, firmly rejected “baseless” and “politically motivated” allegations made by Ukraine during a recent Security Council session.

The letter responds to remarks delivered by Ukraine’s envoy at a March 23 meeting on the war in Ukraine, which Iran says improperly deviated from the agenda to level “irrelevant and misleading” accusations against Tehran. Iravani dismissed the claims as lacking credible evidence and accused Kyiv of attempting to deflect attention from ongoing military aggression against Iran by the United States and Israel.

A central point of concern raised by Iran was what it described as Ukraine’s “explicit admission” of involvement in the aggression. According to Iravani, Ukraine acknowledged deploying “hundreds of experts” to the region in the early days of the war, a move Tehran interprets as direct operational support for actions against its sovereignty.

Iran said such involvement could constitute a violation of international law, including the prohibition on the use of force under the UN Charter, and may amount to complicity in unlawful military aggression on the Islamic Republic.

Tehran also rejected allegations of military cooperation with Russia, calling them “speculative” and “politically driven”. The letter concluded by urging the Security Council to hold Ukraine accountable for its alleged role in actions harming Iranian civilians and infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday made unannounced visits to the UAE and Qatar, as Ukraine seeks to use its to help counter Iran’s retaliatory attacks on U.S. military bases in these countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf. 
On Thursday, Zelenskyy visited Saudi Arabia, and last week he said that Ukraine is looking into whether it can play a role in restoring security in the Strait of Hormuz.