Iran warns Ukraine of retaliation after deadly Caspian Sea strike

Abbas Araghchi says the Ukrainian attack on the Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea ‘cannot go unanswered’.Published On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said a deadly Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea “cannot go unanswered”, calling it a violation of the United Nations Charter.In a social media post on Sunday, Araghchi accused Israel of provoking the attack in an attempt to “drag Europe into its war”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What lies ahead for Iran’s economy as scope of US war grows beyond Hormuz?list 2 of 3Iran accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on Caspian commercial vessellist 3 of 3After Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea, has Iran war now reached Caspian Sea?end of listHe said he made the comments in calls with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.The Ukrainian attack on Saturday caused the commercial vessel “to explode, killing one sailor and injuring several others”, according to Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Ukraine said it had targeted a Russian warship and vessels used for transporting Iranian-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea. But...