Iran regrets Ukraine's decision to downgrade diplomatic ties over reported supply of drones

On Saturday, Iran’s ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani “advised” Ukraine to “refrain from being influenced by third parties who seek to destroy relations between the two countries”, Qazet.az reports according to Reuters.

The statement comes after Ukraine downgraded diplomatic ties with Iran on Friday, and stripped its ambassador of his accreditation over what it called Tehran’s “unfriendly” decision to supply Russian forces with drones.

Military authorities in southern Ukraine said in a previous statement they had shot down the Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles over the sea near the port of Odesa.