Shafaq News- Tehran

Iran on Saturday condemned a Ukrainian military strike on an Iranian merchant vessel in the Caspian Sea that killed one sailor and injured another.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry called the incident "an act of aggression" in violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter that could further expand the war, adding that it reflected Ukraine's "irrational and hostile approach" toward the Islamic Republic.

‌عراقچی خطاب به مسئول سیاست خارجی اتحادیهٔ اروپا: شورای امنیت و اتحادیهٔ اروپا باید رژیم اوکراین را بابت حملهٔ جنایتکارانه به کشتی تجاری ایرانی پاسخگو کنند. https://t.co/3NelQDI8Vl

— خبرگزاری فارس (@FarsNews_Agency) July 25, 2026

Earlier today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv had carried out strikes against military and logistics targets across Russia, including a weapons component plant in Kirov, an oil refinery in Tyumen, a logistics facility in Yekaterinburg, and a fuel depot in Rostov-on-Don, as well as vessels in the Caspian Sea that he said were transporting military cargo involving Iran and a warship.

Ukraine continues applying long‑range sanctions in response to Russian strikes. Last night, the warriors of our Defense Forces hit targets across different regions of Russia that are fueling this war.Once again, a plant in Kirov was struck – the one supplying components for the… pic.twitter.com/D0Z6bFRiww

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 25, 2026