Iran Claims It Canceled Ukraine Strikes After Kyiv 'Apologized'
Apparently, threatening to bomb a country and then claiming on state TV that they apologized is the new peak of diplomatic fan fiction.
A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei went on state television to announce that their military was fully prepared to strike three targets inside Ukraine. But then, supposedly, Kyiv sent an "apology," so Tehran graciously decided to call off the attack.
This dramatic performance follows a recent incident in the Caspian Sea, where Ukrainian forces targeted ships involved in transporting military cargo between Iran and Russia. Iran immediately complained about damage to its commercial vessel and demanded full compensation, conveniently ignoring its own massive role in supplying weapons used against Ukrainian cities.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha did have a call with his counterpart in Tehran, but made it clear that a regime actively fueling an invasion has no right to play the victim.
Inventing fictitious apologies to save face on domestic television remains an undefeated political strategy.
Source: Anadolu
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