Iranian Presidential Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs Mohammad Jamshidi said that one of the senior leaders of Western European countries asked Tehran to mediate in Russia's war against Ukraine. It is reported by ISNA. At the same time, the United States previously stated that Iran handed over drones to the Russian Federation..

“One of the high-ranking leaders of Western Europe turned to Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi with a request to become a mediator in the Russian war against Ukraine,” Jamshidi said in a tweet..

“After a series of consultations, through Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian, a? peace initiative along with an important message,” added Jamshidi.

A top western European leader requested that President Raisi help mediate in the #War_in_Europe. Following a series of consultations, a peace initiative along with an important message was sent to Moscow through Foreign Minister @Amirabdolahian.

— Mohammad Jamshidi (@MhmmdJamshidi) August 30, 2022.

According to the ISNA news agency, the top European official who approached the Iranian president is French President Emmanuel Macron..

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Earlier it was reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Moscow for a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to discuss issues related to the war against Ukraine.. They will also discuss bilateral relations and Afghan issues..

Recall, the United States believes that Russia received unmanned aerial vehicles from Iran and intends to use them for air attack, electronic warfare and target designation for artillery on the battlefield in Ukraine. We are talking about UAVs of the Mohajer-6 and Shahed series..