Russia became main Iran ally: Israeli media
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Israeli media says that in light of the continuing escalation in Ukraine, Russia has become Iran's main ally on all levels.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russia has become Iran's main ally on all levels in light of the Ukraine war, Israeli media said on Wednesday, stirring up talk about further cooperation between "Tel Aviv" and Kiev in the face of Moscow.
"We must understand that Russia has become the main ally of Iran on all levels, even on the nuclear level," Israeli Channel 13 political commentator Haim Ramon said.
"Any verification process would be sufficient to indicate that if this was, indeed, how things were, then we are definitely siding with Ukraine," the Israeli journalist added.
Ramon stressed that siding with Ukraine does not inherently mean that "Tel Aviv" would be supplying them with whatever arms they may need, "but definitely in terms of advocacy and any aid we can give without crossing the line."
The Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the Israeli occupation spent millions of dollars to appease its western partners by procuring undisclosed strategic materials for Ukraine after "Tel Aviv" faced pressure to send the arms to Kiev via a third country.
Reportedly, the United States is the party that pressured the occupation, which had to go against its proclaimed stance to only send humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
Reportedly, the Biden administration demanded the occupation to switch from strictly providing humanitarian supplies and expanding its assistance to Ukraine and give military equipment, prompting "Tel Aviv" to fund the purchase of strategic materials for Ukraine, including air defense systems, Haaretz reported.
The agreement to deliver undisclosed strategic materials, reached via a second NATO member state that already supplies Ukraine with arms, saw "Israel" spending millions of dollars on military assistance to Ukraine.
Former Russian President and senior Russian Security Council member Dmitry Medvedev in October warned "Israel" against providing weapons to Ukraine threatening that any move to boost Kiev's arsenal would severely damage bilateral relations.
Following Russian threats to "Tel Aviv", senior advisor to the Ukrainian President, Mikhail Podolyak, slammed the Israeli decision not to supply Ukraine with air defense systems, stating that "Israel chose to be on the wrong side of history," and that it, "causes great disappointment in Ukrainian society."
Israeli occupation so-called Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai also called on "Israel" to arm Ukraine, as NATO and US are doing.
Shai was the Israeli occupation forces spokesperson during the Gulf War in 1991 and was labeled by Israeli occupation media as the IOF's "most trusted voice during the Gulf War."
"There is no longer any doubt where Israel should stand in this bloody conflict. The time has come for Ukraine to receive military aid as well, just as the USA and NATO countries provide," he said in a tweet on his personal account.
Israeli mercenaries, weapons in Ukraine
Last April, videos shared on social media appeared to show several Israelis fighting alongside Ukrainian forces and thanking "Israel" for its assistance.
The videos, which went viral, showed the men dressed in Ukrainian military uniforms in an unspecified forested area.
Hundreds of Israelis are thought to have traveled to Ukraine to join volunteer units following the war in Ukraine, but the exact numbers are unknown.
In addition to the substantial evidence of "Israel's" involvement in the war in Ukraine in favor of Kiev against Russia, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported last March that a secret Israeli training unit of elite graduates is training Ukrainians to fight the Russian army.
