Operation Midnight Hammer: Ukraine supports US airstrikes on Iran; Russia mocks Trump for forgetting Noble peace prize aspirations

Ukraine overseas minister Andrii Sybiha (left) and Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev (proper) (Image credit score: AP)

Ukraine’s overseas affairs minister Andrii Sybiha supported the latest US strikes on Iran, which focused three nuclear websites early Sunday beneath the code identify ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’.He additionally backed US President Donald Trump‘s assertion that Tehran should not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. “Ukraine is convinced that Iran’s nuclear program must be brought to an end so that it never again poses a threat neither to the countries of the Middle East nor to any other state,” Ukraine’s overseas ministry stated in a press release.“Peaceful efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons have been ongoing for years, but they have not yielded effective results. As early as this spring, the United States warned Iran of the consequences in the absence of constructive steps,” the assertion learn.

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The assertion additionally criticized Iran for aiding Russia in its struggle in opposition to Ukraine. “Iran is complicit in the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The Iranian regime is providing military assistance to Russia, including the supply of UAVs and technologies that Russia consistently uses to kill people and destroy critical infrastructure,” it stated.In a submit on X, Medvedev, downplaying Trump’s possibilities of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, wrote: “At this rate, Trump can forget about the Nobel Peace Prize, not even with how rigged it has become. What a way to kick things off, Mr President.”US vice-president JD Vance strongly disagreed with Medvedev’s views and opposed his warning.“First of all, I think it’s a bizarre response, but I also don’t know that guy speaks for President Putin or for the Russian government,” Vance stated. “[Russia has] been very consistent that they don’t want Iran to get a nuclear weapon.”“I’ll let President [Vladimir] Putin speak to what the official Russian position on this is,” he added.