Ukraine Strikes Iranian Vessel as US, Iran Pause Attacks
Iran said one sailor was killed and another injured after Ukraine struck a commercial vessel, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned of a response.
- 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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On Saturday, Ukraine flew airstrikes on ships in the Caspian Sea. An Iranian freighter was also hit, at least one man was killed. Tehran threatens Kiev with retaliation. The attack had led to the ship "exploding," the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared on Monday. An occupation member had been killed, another man had been injured.Following "unforeseeable" "This action by Ukraine was absolutely illegal and unjustified and a violation of …
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esmail Baqaei, has stressed that the Ukrainian Executive must be held accountable for its “illegal and unjustified action.”
The attack on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea, attributed to Ukraine, aggravated tensions between the two countries. The Iranian regime promises to respond against what classifies as "dangerous adventure." One sailor died and another was wounded following the attack.
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