Ukraine views Iran war as an extension of its war against Russia, even if Trump doesn’t

Published March 29, 2026 7:00am ET



Ukraine views the U.S. war in Iran as an extension of its war against Russia, even though it doesn’t seem like President Donald Trump and his administration agree.

From their perspective, Iran’s assistance to Russia through the war, and Russia’s reciprocal assistance back demonstrates that they are on the same side of this broad wide-reaching conflict, which put the U.S. and Ukraine on the same side.

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