Ukraine Strikes Iranian Vessel as US, Iran Pause Attacks
Iran claims Ukraine struck its commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, killing one sailor and injuring others.
- On Saturday, Ukraine's Security Service conducted long-range drone strikes targeting military infrastructure in Rostov-on-Don and maritime vessels across the Caspian Sea, including an offshore oil platform and cargo ships.
- The targeted vessels Port Olya 2 and Begey allegedly transported military cargo between Iran and Russia, with Ukrainian intelligence linking them to Russian logistics networks supporting the Ministry of Defense.
- Strikes in Rostov-on-Don damaged a "Grave Stone" multifunctional radar, a key component of Russia's S-400 Triumf air defense system, while the SBU also destroyed a Tor-M2 short-range system and Pole-21 electronic warfare complex.
- Iran accused Ukraine of attacking civilian ships to expand the war, while Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk defended the operation, stating Ukraine views such shipments as "legitimate military targets."
- The strikes followed President Donald Trump's Friday claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin assured him Russia was not selling weapons to Iran, emphasizing such transfers would be "certainly not in their best interests.
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By Tim Lister and Leila Gharagozlou, CNN. The Caspian Sea has become the latest region to be drawn into the escalating conflict between Iran and its adversaries, not least because it is a vital artery in the growing relationship between Iran and Russia. Ukraine said over the weekend that its drones had struck two Russian ships carrying military cargo in the Caspian, the world's largest inland body of water. It claimed that both ships had departe…
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‘Iran Has No Standing to Pretend to Be a Victim’: Kyiv’s Answer to Tehran’s Threats Over the Caspian Strike
Over the weekend, Ukraine launched long-range drone strikes in the Caspian Sea, hitting an Iranian-linked cargo vessel and a Russian warship. Iran’s foreign ministry threatened Kyiv on Monday with “unforeseen” consequences following the Ukrainian attack on an Iranian vessel. Image Credit: Office the the President, Ukraine. “This action by Ukraine was an absolutely illegal and unjustified act, contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, as wel…
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TEHRAN — The 23-year-old Iranian sailor Nima Moradi was martyred because the Kyiv regime’s military decided a civilian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea was a legitimate kill. That strike on the late July night was a cold-blooded escalation dragging a rather quiet sea straight into the crosshairs of foreign proxy warfare.
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