Iran ship strike unintentional, says Ukraine as Iran insists on restitution
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
Abdullateef Fowewe
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi has claimed that Ukraine’s Foreign Minister assured him the recent strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea was unintentional and that Kyiv does not seek to escalate the incident.
“Was assured by Ukrainian FM @andrii_sybiha that the attack on an Iranian ship was unintentional and Ukraine seeks no escalation,” Araghchi wrote on X.
He added that “Iran does not seek escalation either, but made clear any attack on our citizens or interests is unacceptable. There must be restitution for losses.”
The vessel, which Iran describes as a civilian ship carrying iron ore, was struck in an episode linked to the wider Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Ukraine has said it targeted what it believed to be military cargo connected to Russia, a claim that highlights the competing narratives and heightened tensions surrounding maritime strikes in the region.
