Updated 27 Jul, 2026 05:22
Iranian abroad Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during the Istanbul event, January 30, 2026. © Arif Hudaverdi Yaman / Anadolu via Getty Images
Iran stated that on the past weekend Ukraine attacked 1 of its merchant ships in the Caspian Sea on Israeli orders.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenski previously stated that a ship hit Saturday was carrying a military cargo.
Iran, which denies its engagement in the battles between Russia and Ukraine, reported that 1 sailor was killed as a consequence of the attack.
Iran's abroad Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated his country's position during separate talks with the EU's Head of Diplomacy Kaja Kallas and Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow.
“Zelenski attacked an Iranian merchant ship, killing a sailor.
This is simply a gross violation of the Charter of the United Nations, commissioned by Israel to affect Europe in its war" – Araghchi wrote on Sunday on X.
"In talks with the EU advanced typical Kallas and Minister of Law, I have made it clear that what this parasite from Kiev has done can NOT STAY WITHOUT ANSWERS" – he added.
According to Press TV, while talking to the jury, Araghchi stated that Iran "will definitely defend its safety and national interests".
Lavrow expressed his condolences about the sailor's death and indicated that the hit unit was a cargo ship ‘Ana’.
Speaking for Israel's N12 tv station, Ukrainian ambassador to Israel judaic Korniczuk stated that the Iranian ship was carrying components to drones and rocket missiles.
However, Tehran claimed that the cargo was purely civil.
In 2022, Iran confirmed that it had supplied Russia ‘a tiny number’ Shahed-136 kamikaze drones a fewer months before the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in February that year.
Moscow maintains that all Geran-2 drones – considered based on Shahed-136 – are produced in the country.
In fresh statements and interviews for the American press Zelenski stated that there is “100 percent sure”That Russia was helping Iran in the conflict with the US and Israel.
Russian president Vladimir Putin denied that Moscow was supplying Tehran with weapons.
U.S. president Donald Trump besides late stated that he does not believe that Russia or China would give Iran military aid.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/643503-iran-zelensky-attacked-ship/
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