Hungary announces start of economic cooperation with Iran

Szijjártó wrote on Facebook that his country wants to return Iran to the system of international cooperation.

“There are many problems in the world. In recent days, we have seen how easily conflicts can become unmanageable. The threat to global security can be reduced by putting an end to as many conflicts as possible. If we were able to reintegrate Iran into the system of international cooperation, we would be able to take a big step forward for the stability of the entire situation in the Middle East,” Szijjártó said.

He also added that “the normalization of the situation should begin with economic cooperation.” In addition, according to Szijjártó, Iran's Economy Minister Ehsan Khandozi has visited Hungary for a meeting of the joint economic committee.

• On August 30, it became known that Iran secretly supplies Russia with attack drones, which are used in the war against Ukraine. Later, Dmytro Kuleba warned Iran about the consequences that would affect Tehran if it helped Russia.

• On November 4, US intelligence officials suggested that Iran was seeking Russia's help to boost its nuclear weapons program. US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson noted that the United States will make every effort to prevent Russia and Iran from cooperating in the nuclear sector.

• On November 5, Iran admitted for the first time that it supplied Russia with drones. At the same time, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims that Tehran allegedly did not know about the use of drones against Ukraine. Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that if Kyiv has "any documents" testifying to Russia's use of Iranian drones, "they should provide them to us."