Zelenskyy urges US to reconsider drone deal amid Middle East tensions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he hopes the United States will reconsider its agreement on drone production in light of the ongoing conflict in Iran.

Zelenskyy made the remarks in an interview with Gordon Repinsky, Caliber.Az reports.

We wanted to sign a big drone production deal with the United States, but we needed the approval from the White House. It was about different kinds of drones and air defense. They operate as one system and can defend against hundreds or thousands of Iranian “shaheds“ and… pic.twitter.com/KZX7MLcCZG

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 12, 2026

“We wanted to sign a big drone production deal with the United States, but we needed the approval from the White House. It was about different kinds of drones and air defense. They operate as one system and can defend against hundreds or thousands of Iranian “shaheds“ and missiles.

We didn't have the opportunity to sign this document yet. I hope that maybe American friends will be closer to this decision now, especially after such challenges as we see in the Middle East,” Zelenskyy stated.

By Vafa Guliyeva