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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced support for recent US military strikes against Iran on Saturday, emphasizing the need for Washington to take firm action while avoiding broader conflict escalation.<\/p>

“Whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken,” Zelenskyy posted on social media, having previously advocated for regime change in Iran. “This understanding must also come to the Russians,” he continued.<\/p>

Iran maintains strong ties with Russia, which launched its war against Ukraine in 2022. The Tehran government has provided Moscow with thousands of long-range Shahed drones, and Russian facilities now manufacture weapons based on Iranian designs.<\/p>

According to Zelenskyy, Russian forces have launched more than 57,000 Shahed-type drones targeting Ukraine throughout the ongoing conflict.<\/p>

“It is fair to give the Iranian people a chance to rid themselves of a terrorist regime and to guarantee security for all nations that have suffered from terror originating in Iran,” the Ukrainian leader stated, while stressing the importance of protecting civilian lives.<\/p>

“It is important to prevent the war from expanding. It is important that the United States is acting decisively,” he concluded.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed support for recent US military action against Iran, stating that decisive American leadership weakens global threats. However, he emphasized the importance of preventing the conflict from expanding into a broader war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1772291794372.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7EF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37185,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ukraines-zelenskyy-russia-now-providing-iran-with-shahed-drones-for-attacks\/","url_meta":{"origin":29429,"position":0},"title":"Ukraine’s Zelenskyy: Russia Now Providing Iran with Shahed Drones for Attacks","author":"Admin","date":"March 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims Russia is now supplying Iran with Shahed drones for use against American and Israeli targets. 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