Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the head of Poland's diplomatic mission in Tehran, Marcin Wilczek, to a meeting on Thursday, after Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski attended an anti-Iranian regime event in London on Tuesday, Iran's West Asia News Agency (WANA) reported.
He displayed an Iran-built Shehed-136 drone, which had Cyrillic markings on the wing flaps, highlighting the role that Iranian-manufactured drones have played in Russian strikes on Ukraine.
The event was organized by US-based anti-regime advocates United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).
The event was hosted in the British Parliament's House of Commons, the Polish Foreign Ministry clarified.
Assistant to the Foreign Minister and Director-General for the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe Affairs, Mahmoud Heidari, who spoke to Wilczek, rejected what Tehran has called "interventionist remarks and baseless accusations" made by Sikorski, WANA reported.
Wilczek reportedly told him that Poland is interested in maintaining ties with the Islamic Republic, and "pledged to promptly communicate Iran's objections and position to the Polish Foreign Ministry," WANA claimed.
Iran's Foreign Ministry said the decision to exhibit the drone "violated diplomatic norms and repeated politically motivated allegations about Iran’s role in the Ukraine conflict," according to anti-regime London-based outlet Iran International.
The outlet added that Iran has repeatedly denied supplying Russia with drones during the war, claiming that they merely sold a "limited number to Russia before the invasion began."
Western governments, along with Ukraine, have refuted this, claiming that Shahed-type drones, which were designed in Iran but are now produced in Russia under the name "Geran," are now playing a key part in Russia's airstrikes on Ukraine, Iran International reported.
What did Sikorski say in London?
During his meetings with government officials and activists in London, Sikorski focused on the risk posed by Iranian drones.
He warned that Europe must be prepared for Russia to strike deep into the region, calling it "irresponsible" not to build defenses such as a "drone wall" on its eastern flank, according to Reuters.
Sikorski also urged European nations to "stay the course" in their support of Ukraine, saying he hoped US President Donald Trump would make long-range Tomahawk missiles available to the country to bolster strikes against Russian infrastructure. Reuters added.
The Kremlin has been using drones to "terrorise Ukrainians," the Polish Foreign Ministry alleged.
Polish officials did not publicly comment on the summoning of the mission head, but Warsaw has previously cooperated with UANI and Ukraine's military to transfer a similar drone to the US earlier in 2025 for a display at a political conference, which was attended by US President Donald Trump, Iran International reported.
Reuters contributed to this report.