Ukraine strikes Iranian vessels in Caspian Sea, Tehran accuses Kyiv of 'hostile and criminal act'

Satellite view of Iran (with mask). This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites., Iran, Middle East, Asia, True Colour Satellite Image With Mask (Photo by Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Planet Observer | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesIran summoned a Ukrainian diplomat in Tehran on Sunday to protest an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, as the war in the Middle East threatened to overlap with the Ukraine conflict.Iran said the attack left one sailor dead and injured several others. The country's foreign ministry complained to Ukraine's chargé d'affaires in Tehran early on Sunday and "conveyed Iran's strong protest over the 'hostile and criminal act'," Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency reported.In a post on X highlighting Ukraine's attacks on distant Russian targets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that his country's forces "also achieved very strong results with long‑range strikes in the Caspian Sea – including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship."Russia has long used Iranian-designed Shahed drones in its war on Ukraine, a weapon th...