{"id":2581381,"date":"2026-03-18T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-warns-a-long-war-in-iran-is-a-plus-for-putin\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:26:30","slug":"zelensky-warns-a-long-war-in-iran-is-a-plus-for-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-warns-a-long-war-in-iran-is-a-plus-for-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky warns &#8216;a long war in Iran is a plus&#8217; for Putin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-warns-a-long-war-in-iran-is-a-plus-for-putin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581381&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in a BBC interview that a long war in Iran would be a strategic boost for Vladimir Putin,potentially driving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-buy-american-clean-energy-conundrum\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Buy American\u2019 Clean Energy Conundrum\">energy prices<\/a> higher,draining U.S. reserves, and reducing air-defense production that Ukraine relies on. He argued that peace talks between Ukraine and Russia have been repeatedly postponed, in part due to the widening conflict in the Middle East. Zelensky saeid Ukraine is assisting the U.S.in its confrontation with Iran by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >providing drone-intercepting technology<\/a> and expertise, deploying more than 200 ukrainians to the region with teams in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, and working with several other countries. He framed Russia and Iran as allied adversaries and presented Ukraine as a key counterweight, while signaling willingness to deepen cooperation if Kyiv receives necessary support. Separately, iran reported a projectile strike on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-residents-speak-on-magnitude-7-3-earthquake\/\" title=\"Japan residents speak on magnitude 7.3 earthquake\">nuclear power plant<\/a>, as U.S. media focus shifts to regional operations and defense considerations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky warns &lsquo;a long war in Iran is a plus&rsquo; for Putin as Ukraine faces missile shortages<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2536540\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> warned that an extensive war in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> could deal a significant blow to his country&rsquo;s ability to defend itself in its war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"80\">Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said that as U.S. defense manufacturers provide missiles for the war with Iran, there would be a deficit in the number of U.S. Patriot missiles provided for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"82\">Ukraine<\/a>&lsquo;s defense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495090\/china-hopes-trump-gamble-iran-cuba-loses\/\">China hopes Trump&#8217;s gamble on Iran and Cuba loses the US more than it gains<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495849\/israeli-leadership-military-blank-check-target-iran-official\/\">Israeli leadership give military blank check to target any Iranian official without additional approval<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495510\/israel-hits-world-largest-natural-gas-field-iran\/\">Israel hits world&#8217;s largest natural gas field in Iran, escalating energy infrastructure strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;For[RussianPresident[RussianPresident<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"79\">Vladimir]Putin<\/a>, a long war in Iran is a plus,&rdquo; Zelensky told the BBC in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cp8r813x66jo\">interview<\/a>. &ldquo;In addition to energy prices, it means the depletion of US reserves and the depletion of air defense manufacturers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also said that peace talks between Ukraine and Russia have been &ldquo;constantly postponed&rdquo; recently, blaming the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is one reason &mdash; war in Iran,&rdquo; Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4489575\/zelensky-needles-us-middle-east-american-troops\/\">ZELENSKY NEEDLES US AS HE SENDS TEAMS TO MIDDLE EAST TO HELP AMERICAN TROOPS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine assisted the U.S. in its war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> this week, vowing to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/4491240\/iran-war-us-return-on-investment-ukraine\/\">send drone-intercepting<\/a> technology and experts to the region. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2033975536846811543?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2033975536846811543?s=20\">Zelensky announced<\/a> that over 200 Ukrainians were deployed to the Middle East, with several dozen more experts ready to travel to the region.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are military experts, experts who know how to help, how to defend against Shahed drones. Our teams are already in the Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and on the way to Kuwait. We are working with several other countries &mdash; agreements are already in place. We do not want this terror of the Iranian regime against its neighbors to succeed,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2033975536846811543?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2033975536846811543?s=20\">Zelensky said in an address<\/a> before the United Kingdom&rsquo;s Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has become especially adept at defending against the Iranian Shahed drones, as Iran supplied Russia with them for its war with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The regimes in Russia and Iran are brothers in hatred &mdash; and that is why they are brothers in weapons. And we want regimes built on hatred to never win &ndash; in anything,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2033982485583818789?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2033982485583818789?s=20\">Zelensky said<\/a> in his address.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky has presented his country as the foil to Russia regarding the Iran war, lending <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">his country&rsquo;<\/span>s support to Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion, while&nbsp;reports&nbsp;suggest Moscow is&nbsp;backing Tehran. He had floated the idea of assisting the U.S. with its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4486498\/ukraine-prove-value-america-drone-assistance\/\">drone technologies<\/a> last week, hinging its help on support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ukraine is ready to respond positively to requests from those who help us protect the lives of Ukrainians and the independence of Ukraine,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4486498\/ukraine-prove-value-america-drone-assistance\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4486498\/ukraine-prove-value-america-drone-assistance\/\">Zelensky said on March 9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495176\/iran-war-nuclear-power-plant-hit\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4495176\">IRAN SAYS PROJECTILE HIT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AS IAEA CHIEF URGES &lsquo;MAXIMUM RESTRAINT&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zelensky&rsquo;s rhetoric on Iran comes as media attention in the U.S. shifts largely toward coverage of Operation Epic Fury and less on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s attempts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the Pentagon and the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky: Iran war helps Putin, Ukraine at risk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2581382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zelensky.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32404,3823,3733,50434,8630],"class_list":["post-2581381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-geopolitics","tag-iran","tag-putin","tag-war-2","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zelensky.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581381"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581385,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581381\/revisions\/2581385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}