Iran condemns Ukraine's attack on a merchant ship in the Caspian Sea and warns that Ukraine will bear the consequences of this attack

On the evening of 25 July, local time, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack by Ukraine on an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian Sea, which had resulted in one death and one injury. Iran claimed that the attack on the merchant ship by Ukraine on the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was an “act of aggression”, expressed its firm determination to defend its interests and security, accused Ukraine of attempting to expand the reach of the Russian-Ukrainian war and warned that the Ukrainian regime and its supporters would bear the consequences of the attack. On the same day, President Zelensky of Ukraine stated that the Ukrainian army had struck a Russian warship in the Caspian Sea and several ships used to transport “Iran-related” military materiel. Kim Xian