TEHRAN - On Wednesday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared that Iran and Russia are enhancing their military and defense partnership despite mounting pressure from the West. 

The spokesperson also declined to address U.S. allegations suggesting that Iran is contemplating providing ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine conflict.

"I don’t think this is worth a comment. We have been developing our relations with Iran, including defense cooperation, but we do not comment on this information," Peskov said.

Previously, U.S. National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby had indicated that Tehran might be contemplating furnishing Russia with ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine. 

These allegations emerge against the backdrop of repeated Western accusations directed at Iran for its alleged military involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The West has particularly emphasized Tehran’s purported supply of drones to Russia, with Western analysts asserting that these Iranian drones have significantly bolstered Russia's activities in what it terms as its special military operation in Ukraine.

In response, Iran has categorically refuted these assertions, affirming that it has never provided Moscow with weapons for use in Ukraine. Iranian authorities have continuously called upon Ukraine and its Western allies to present substantial evidence, an appeal that has thus far gone unanswered.