(Adnkronos) – Iran was ready to strike three locations in Ukraine in response to what Tehran called a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian Sea last week. This was stated by a senior military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. In an interview with Iranian state television, Mohsen Rezaei stated that Tehran had prepared a response, but suspended it after Kyiv claimed the attack was accidental, according to Press Tv.
Last week, Iran accused Ukraine of hitting one of its merchant ships carrying a cargo of iron, killing one crew member and injuring three others. Kyiv claimed to have carried out drone attacks against two Russian ships carrying military material in the Caspian Sea. Iranian authorities had threatened retaliation, but tensions eased after a phone call between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Ukrainian counterpart, during which Araghchi stated that Kyiv had assured Tehran that the attack was unintentional. “Even if it was a mistake, compensation is still expected,” Rezaei said yesterday.
