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Iran says Ukrainian attack on vessel in Caspian Sea killed sailor

By Thomson Reuters Jul 25, 2026 | 2:05 PM

July 25 (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned a Ukrainian ​attack on ‌an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, saying on ‌Saturday ​it resulted ⁠in an ⁠explosion that killed one sailor and injured another.

Tehran described the ​incident as an act ⁠of aggression ⁠and said it ​would defend its ​national interests and security, ‌while accusing Ukraine of seeking to expand the ⁠Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukraine’s forces struck a Russian warship and ⁠vessels ‌used for ⁠transporting Iran-linked military ​cargo ‌in the ​Caspian Sea, ⁠President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.

(Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by Rod ​Nickel)