Ukraine official urges ‘liquidation’ of Iranian weapon factories

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A view of drones during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 24, 2022. (Reuters)
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Mykhailo Podolyak, a political adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaks during an interview with Reuters. (Reuters)
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Updated 24 December 2022
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Ukraine official urges ‘liquidation’ of Iranian weapon factories

KYIV: A top Ukrainian presidential aide called for the “liquidation” of Iranian factories making drones and missiles, as well as the arrest of their suppliers, as Kyiv accused Tehran of planning to supply more weapons to Russia.
Writing on Twitter on Saturday, Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said Iran “blatantly humiliates the institution of international sanctions,” before calling for the destruction of Iranian weapon factories in response.


Iranian frigate sinking off Sri Lanka: foreign minister

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Iranian frigate sinking off Sri Lanka: foreign minister

  • Sri Lanka sent ships and aircraft to rescue 30 Iranian sailors aboard the Iranian frigate Iris Dena which was sinking Wednesday just outside the island’s territorial waters

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka sent ships and aircraft to rescue 30 Iranian sailors aboard the Iranian frigate Iris Dena which was sinking Wednesday just ouside the island’s territorial waters, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said.
He told parliament that 30 injured sailors were being brought to a hospital in the island’s south from the 180-crew frigate was sinking from dawn.