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No.80/2022,14 APRIL 2022 PISM SPOTLIGHT Irans Attitude to Russias Aggression Against Ukraine Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski What is Irans stance regarding Russian aggression in Ukraine?The Iranian governments reaction to the war is based on the“strategic partnership”with Russia(which has developed since 2001)and its hostility to the United States.During a telephone call to President Vladimir Putin on 24 February,President Ebrahim Raisi recognised Russias reasoning for the war,and in a statement after that stated that“expansion of NATO is a serious threat to the stability and security of independent countries in different regions”.A meeting of the government of Iran also claimed NATO was responsible for the war,albeit while declaring its attachment to the rules of sovereignty and territorial integrity.On 1 March,supreme leader Ali Khamenei declared his support for a swift end to the war,while still framing the conflict in terms of a“U.S.conspiracy”of which Ukraine was a victim.On 2 March,Iran abstained from voting on a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly calling for Russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine immediately.Moreover,on 7 April Iran voted against the exclusion