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Tehran has accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, causing an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ukraine\u2019s charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires in Tehran to protest what it described as a \u201chostile and criminal\u201d attack on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported.<\/p>\n
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The ministry claimed the attack had been acknowledged by the Ukrainian leadership and said it reflected Kyiv\u2019s continued \u201cirrational and hostile approach\u201d towards Iran. It warned Iran would defend its national interests.<\/p>\n
It also described the incident as a violation of Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter and said it could further inflame and expand the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also discussed the matter in a phone call with the European Union\u2019s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas, his office said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Araghchi strongly condemned Ukraine\u2019s military attack on the vessel in the Caspian Sea, and reportedly \u201ccalled for a firm response from the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, and the international community, and for the perpetrators and supporters of this criminal act to be held accountable\u201d, according to the statement shared on Telegram.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Iranians are not really happy with [the attack], while they\u2019re also dealing with a US blockade on the southern coast,\u201d said Al Jazeera\u2019s Tohid Asadi, reporting from Tehran.<\/p>\n
He explained that the attacks on Iran\u2019s northern coast are \u201cputting extra pressure\u201d on Iran\u2019s maritime trade.<\/p>\n
In its condemnation, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry reiterated that Tehran has never intervened in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n
The incident came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a post on X that Kyiv had achieved \u201cvery strong results\u201d with long-range strikes in the Caspian Sea, hitting \u201cvessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship.\u201d He did not identify the commercial vessel named by Tehran as a target.<\/p>\n
Zelenskyy separately alleged that Russia had been passing satellite imagery of Gulf states and US military sites to Iran. He said surveillance on July 19 and 20 covered airbases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.<\/p>\n
Iran and Ukraine have been at odds since 2022, when Iran sold Russia the Shahed drones that Moscow has since adapted and launched in their thousands at Ukrainian cities.<\/p>\n