Iran rejected Western accusations on Monday that it sent arms to Russia for the war in Ukraine. The European Union said its allies had shared intelligence that Iran supplied Russia with ballistic missiles. It warned new sanctions could be imposed on the Islamic republic if the deliveries were confirmed.

Reports of Iranian weapons transfers to Russia are "ugly propaganda" to conceal Western military support to Israel, Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after Western powers said they would hit Tehran with new sanctions over the issue.