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Iranian diplomat warns Ukraine after attack on vessel
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Iranian diplomat warns Ukraine after attack on vessel

From Times of Oman · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's parliament warned Ukraine on Sunday that its attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, which killed one sailor, would not go unanswered.
  • Iranian officials accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of ordering the strike at Israel's behest to involve Europe in the war, a violation of the UN Charter.
  • Tehran summoned Ukraine's acting charge d'affaires to lodge a formal protest, stating it will firmly defend its national security and interests.

Iran's parliament has issued a stern warning to Ukraine following an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea that resulted in the death of one sailor and injured another. Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's National Security Commission, stated on X that Ukraine's actions "will not go unanswered," emphasizing Iran's determination to retaliate against threats.

Any attack on Iran always comes with a cost, and that remains true today; the U.S. and Israel are well aware of this. Ukraine, too, may soon come to understand that Iran does not let actions go unanswered.

— Ebrahim AziziHead of the Iranian parliament's National Security Commission, Ebrahim Azizi, posted on X following the attack on the Iranian vessel.

Azizi further asserted that "any attack on Iran always comes with a cost," a fact he believes the U.S. and Israel are aware of, and suggested Ukraine would soon learn the same lesson. He added, "The list of those who have miscalculated continues to increase!"

Zelenskyy has attacked an Iranian commercial vessel, killing a sailor. A blatant UN Charter violation done at Israel's behest to drag Europe into its war.

— Seyed Abbas AraghchiIranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi alleged the motive behind the attack in a post on X.

These remarks followed a condemnation by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who accused Kyiv of violating the UN Charter. Araghchi alleged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered the strike, carried out "at Israel's behest to drag Europe into its war." He conveyed this message to EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, stating that "what the freeloader in Kyiv did CANNOT GO UNANSWERED."

what the freeloader in Kyiv did CANNOT GO UNANSWERED.

— Seyed Abbas AraghchiIranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated his message to EU and Russian counterparts.

Earlier, Iran summoned Ukraine's acting charge d'affaires in Tehran to protest the incident. Assistant Foreign Minister Manouchehr Moradi conveyed Tehran's strong protest, calling the strike a "hostile and criminal act" that violated UN Charter principles and constituted an act of aggression. Iran's Foreign Ministry reiterated its commitment to defending national security and interests, vowing not to leave attacks on its citizens unanswered.

the strike on the Iranian commercial vessel a "hostile and criminal act."

— Manouchehr MoradiAssistant Foreign Minister and Director General for Eurasia Manouchehr Moradi conveyed Tehran's protest to Ukraine's acting charge d'affaires.
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Originally published by Times of Oman in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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