Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come out in support of Ukraine as it fends off an invasion from Russia, a stark contrast to the pro-Moscow bent of the current regime in Tehran.
"The great nation of #Ukraine President #Zelenskyy. Your honorable and almost unrivalled resistance uncovered the Satanic plots of enemies of mankind. Trust that the great nation of #Iran is standing by you, while admiring this heroic persistence," he tweeted.
What makes this so bizarre is the fact that the Ayatollah specifically came out saying that the US is largely behind the conflict in the Ukraine.
Ahmadinejad is going a bit rogue on this, I think, which either shows his irrelevance or fissures in the Iranian power structure. Probably the former.
The article does mention this:
However, the Iran regime itself is an ally of Russia and has sought to disperse blame for the invasion.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a recent speech blamed the crisis on the United States.
"Today, Ukraine is a victim of the U.S. crisis-making policy because it was the United States that brought Ukraine to this point by interfering in Ukraine's internal affairs, organizing rallies and creating a velvet and colorful coup, the presence of American senators in opposition rallies, and the replacement of governments has brought this country to this point," Khamenei said, according to the Iranian government.
The dictator also described the U.S. as a "mafia regime" in his speech.
I love that he accurately refers to the Zelenskyy government as a mafia regime.