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Iran demanded that Ukraine voluntarily compensate for the damage inflicted on an Iranian vessel during a strike in the Caspian Sea. Tehran said it was not satisfied with the Ukrainian side’s explanations regarding the circumstances of the incident. This was reported by Glavcom, citing a briefing by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei.
According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry representative, Tehran did not accept the Ukrainian side’s explanation that the incident was unintentional. “We are not satisfied with the Ukrainian side’s assertions that the incident was unintentional,” the spokesman said.
Baghaei added that after Ukrainian senior officials acknowledged the fact of the strike, Kyiv must compensate for the damage caused.
He said that if Ukraine does not do so voluntarily, Iran “will take appropriate measures” to obtain compensation.
The strikes in question were carried out by Ukrainian long-range drones against logistics vessels in the Caspian Sea 25-26 July 2026 of the year.
According to Ukrainian intelligence and diplomats, one of the struck vessels was transporting military cargo from Iran to Russia. In particular, it concerned components for Shahed-type attack drones and ballistic missiles.
Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel, Yevhen Korniichuk, earlier said that such a vessel was a lawful military target.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Sibiha, during a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, emphasized that Ukraine acted solely within the bounds of self-defense. According to him, vessels carrying weapons for Russian occupiers are lawful military targets under international humanitarian law.
Tehran, however, denies the military nature of the cargo. The Iranian side claims the vessel was a civilian merchant ship and accuses Ukraine of an act of aggression and escalation of the conflict.
Recall that earlier Iran considered the possibility of launching missile strikes at three targets on Ukrainian territory in response to the attack on its vessel in the Caspian Sea, but ultimately abandoned that plan.
The conflict between the countries escalated on 25 July, when Ukrainian drones struck a number of targets in the Caspian Sea area, including an oil production platform and cargo ships that, according to the Security Service of Ukraine, were used to transport military cargo between Iran and Russia.
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