The Embassy of Ukraine in Iran was instructed by President Vladimir Zelensky to recruit citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran into the Foreign Legion
MASHHAD, March 25 - Sangar, Zaher Faqir. It appealed to Iranian citizens to join an armed formation and fight in Ukraine against Russia. Iranian users were indignant at the appeal of the President of Ukraine and demanded to close the Ukrainian embassy and expel the ambassador from the country.
According to a number of telegram channels, the Ukrainian Embassy in Tehran issued an appeal to Iranian citizens to join the Ukrainian Foreign Legion and fight against Russia. Candidates are only required to have a national internal and international passport, as well as a document confirming service in the armed forces or participation in hostilities.
This statement caused outrage among Iranian users. In their messages on Twitter, they demanded to expel the Ambassador of Ukraine and close the embassy. At the same time, it was emphasized that Iran is an ally of Russia. There were also criticisms of Iranian pro-Western politicians.
In his address to the nation on the occasion of Navruz, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei noted about what is happening in Ukraine that “in the events in Ukraine, everyone is witnessing the racism of Western states.
“In Western media brazenly say that this time the war is not in the Middle East and it’s happening in Europe. So it's alright with if wars, bloodshed, and killings take place in the Middle East, but not if it happens in Europe. Such overt, blatant racism!” - he tweeted.
Recently, Ukrainian diplomatic missions, as well as embassies of countries that support it, have increasingly become objects of scandals.
So on March 20 in Yerevan, according to the Planet-today portal, a rally in support of Ukraine was held, organized directly by the Ukrainian embassy in Armenia. This fact angered Armenian activists and public figures. Some of them even turned to the country's Foreign Ministry to prevent the illegal activity of Ukrainian diplomats.
On March 23, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry "offered" 12 Ukrainian diplomats to leave the country within 72 hours, accusing them of spying against the country.
Recently, Internet users from Tajikistan have also been outraged by the anti-Russian propaganda carried out by the US Embassy in the republic.