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U.S. President Joe Biden incorrectly referred to Ukrainians as “Iranians” during his State of the Union address broadcast live on Tuesday night.
“[Russian President Vladimir] Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks but he’ll never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people,” Biden said live on the evening of March 1 at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
A full text of Biden’s State of the Union speech released by The White House to media outlets on Tuesday (and embargoed until delivery) reveals Biden meant to refer to the hearts and souls of the “Ukrainian” people instead of those of Iranians. Putin has been at war through proxies with Ukraine since 2014 and initiated a military operation by Russia directly in Ukraine this week.
Russia and Iran have generally friendly relations. Biden did not mention Iran anywhere in the speech.
Online observers noted that Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to react to the mention of Iranians in the address.