The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed the number of Ukrainians in Iran
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As of November 2025, there are less than a thousand Ukrainian citizens in Iran. This, in response to a request from LIGA.net, was stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to him, there are about 800 Ukrainian passport holders in the Islamic Republic.

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Most of them are Ukrainian citizens married to Iranians and their children, the MFA added.

The ministry also said LIGA.net that after Iran transferred Shahed drones to Russia in 2022, Kyiv reduced diplomatic relations with the country, but did not completely stop them, leaving tools to contain the deepening of relations between Tehran and Moscow.

More about what Ukraine-Iran relations look like now, read here.

  • In addition, the MFA reported LIGA.net according to unofficial information, there are more than two hundred thousand Ukrainian citizens in Belarus, but about 7,000 people are registered with the consulate the difference is more than 30 times.
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