Known as a hard-liner, Raisi seemingly sought to strike a diplomatic tone.
Raisi acknowledged that Iran and Russia have long had strong ties, including defense cooperation.
But he denied sending weapons to Moscow since the war began.
“If they have a document that Iran gave weapons or drones to the Russians after the war," he said, then they should produce it.
Raisi has sought, without evidence, to portray the popular nationwide demonstrations as a Western plot.
Persons:
—, Ebrahim Raisi, Joe Biden, Raisi, “, ” Raisi, Bashar Assad, Israel, Mahsa, ”
Organizations:
Monday, General Assembly, United, United Arab Emirates
Locations:
Russia, Ukraine, United States, Iran, Qatar, Moscow, Saudi Arabia, United Arab, Persian, Tehran, Yemen