Iran warns Ukraine of retaliation after deadly Caspian Sea strike

1 month ago

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that a deadly Ukrainian strike on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea "cannot go unanswered," calling the incident a violation of the United Nations Charter.

The attack, which took place on Saturday, caused the commercial ship to explode, killing one sailor and injuring several others, according to Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While Ukraine stated that it had targeted a Russian warship and vessels transporting Iranian-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea, Iran's Foreign Ministry asserted that Tehran "has never intervened in