Iranian support for Russia in Ukraine brings ‘inhumanity’ to new level: Joly – National

Iran’s support for the Russia in its war on Ukraine is a sign of the regime’s “inhumanity,” Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said on Thursday.

She made the comment during a joint press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, following meetings the two held in Ottawa.

“We look forward to working with the U.S. on shedding light on Iran’s involvement in Ukraine, and making sure that they’re held accountable,” Joly told reporters.

Iran has been supplying Russia with hundreds of drones in recent months, according to the Associated Press, which Moscow has used to execute brutal bombing campaigns in Ukraine. Russia’s Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones were reportedly used in an attack on Kyiv less than two weeks ago.

The so-called “suicide drones,” laden with explosives, struck Ukraine’s capital the morning of Oct. 17, setting buildings ablaze and tearing a hole in one of them. People scurried for shelter or tried to shoot down the kamikazes.

The U.S. Department of Defense also released an assessment last week that said, “Iranian military personnel are on the ground in Crimea assisting Russian military personnel to conduct these drone operations in Ukraine.”

Iran’s regime has also made headlines in recent months for its brutality within its own borders.

Canada announced a series of sanctions against Iranian leaders and officials as Iran viciously clamped down on protests in recent weeks.

The demonstrations erupted across Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died after being detained by the country’s so-called morality police for not wearing her hijab in accordance with their rules.

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Since them, citizens have taken to the streets to condemn the Iranian regime’s ongoing oppression of women — and to call for democracy.