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Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned on Saturday a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the ​Caspian Sea, saying it resulted in an explosion that killed ‌one sailor and injured another.

Throughout the war in Ukraine, Kyiv has had to counter Iranian-designed drones deployed by Moscow. Kyiv has offered its drone interception expertise to countries in ​the Middle East that have suffered strikes from Iran.

Tehran described the ​attack on its vessel as an act of aggression and ⁠said it would defend its national interests and security, while accusing Kyiv ​of seeking to expand the war in Ukraine.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned ​
Ukraine's chargé d'affaires in Tehran to convey its protest over what it described as a "hostile and criminal" attack, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported.

The Iranian denunciation coincided with comments ​by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Kyiv had noted Russia was passing ​on its satellite observations in the Middle East to Iran to enable it to direct ‌strikes ⁠in the region.

Zelenskiy had earlier said that Ukraine's forces struck a Russian warship and vessels used for transporting Iranian-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea.

The Ukrainian president, in subsequent remarks posted on X, said Kyiv had recorded ​since the beginning of ​July "active Russian satellite ⁠surveillance of the Gulf states and U.S. military facilities located there. These images subsequently appear in Iran."

"At the ​same time, there is a clear correlation between Russia’s ​satellite imagery ⁠of these sites and Iranian strikes — both before the attacks, in preparation for them, and afterward, to assess the damage inflicted," Zelenskiy said.

He said that on ⁠July ​19 and 20 alone, Russian satellite observation had ​included four air bases: two in Bahrain, one in Jordan and one in Kuwait.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/iran-says-ukrainian-attack-vessel-caspian-sea-killed-sailor-2026-07-25/

Ukraine is also now Attacking Iran.

God1000
Madridguy
FreeStuffsNG


Good Morning

War at all fronts against the terrorist nation.Nairaland Iran support group how far?

Iran is now enemy to all, the game is against them.
Operation kill all terrosists and her sympathizers, no to jihad and Estremism

Iran go fight tire. Seem every nation is getting involved.

UK is on standby while Jordan and Bahrain are actively firing

Choking the strait of Hormuz will never ba a viable long term strategy. Iran is incapable of holding the entire globe hostage on energy…. It was only a matter of time before setinments tilts against Iran

Iran is stupid and the same time crazy. What about the ships from other countries they keep attacking in the strait or hormuz.

Agbada don hook barbed wire o

Let the hostility begin

Na America dey push dis one abi na Israel wey don run from battle?
Iran's Khorramshah no get mercy like Putin oh?

Well, I’ll advise the Iranians to stay away from Ukrain

They are currently at war.

They have no limit.

They are not Israel that has their hands tied by the Americans.

If Iran try, Iran will collect immediately. The devastation will be great.

Why is Iran complaining? Some of the weapons used in attacking Ukraine were from Iran. Iran never made their stand known not until this moment. The same Iran attacking gulf nations for allowing US use their base. Bunch of hypocrites

esnbrutality:
Ukraine is also now Attacking Iran.

God1000
Madridguy
FreeStuffsNG

Good Morning

Ukraine has developed low-cost anti-drone system,
that are significantly cheaper and more economically sustainable than Iran's offensive drones.
It is backed by Europe and the US...

Its cost is between $1,000 and $5,000 per unit

Iran should have taken the deal...

motayoayinde:
Na America dey push dis one abi na Israel wey don run from battle?
Iran's Khorramshah no get mercy like Putin oh?

Oh, really?

Una think say Ukraine dey get restraint like USA and Trump. When Iran dey supply drones to Russia against Ukraine, shebi una been dey Praise Iran.

When Iran been dey attack civilian vessels for Strait of Hormuz, shebi eh sweet una.

Make Iran no incur Ukraine wrought.

Ukraine has proved to the world that Russia is big for nothing

Nwaikpe:
Well, I’ll advise the Iranians to stay away from Ukrain

They are currently at war.

They have no limit.

They are not Israel that has their hands tied by the Americans.

If Iran try, Iran will collect immediately. The devastation will be great.

I don't know how you see Iran o, but if the almighty US can attest to the fact that Iran are very strong, then you should understand that Ukraine can't face both Russia and Iran ooo.

Fishermen:
Ukraine has proved to the world that Russia is big for nothing

Iran too proved all that AMERICA can crush any country in matter of days na only in movies

This people of Iran just they beat Drum of world war 3

No be say them get power....

Them just dey do like sore losers

I remember that year, way my neighbor, mama nkechi go fight with mama Tamouno, mama Tamouno nack mama nkechi waytin no nice

But mama nkechi no gree hear word, say fight don do.... She still dey claim bravado

Na after like two days after the war, we come know say them hospitalize am after the battle of compound supremacy

Na that time body tell am...

Na waytin go happen to Iran

Savenigeria2023:
Iran go fight tire. Seem every nation is getting involved.

UK is on standby while Jordan and Bahrain are actively firing

Choking the strait of Hormuz will never ba a viable long term strategy. Iran is incapable of holding the entire globe hostage on energy…. It was only a matter of time before setinments tilts against Iran

I just dey laugh bro, make everyone brace up for prolong global war. It is the east Vs the west here.
China, Russia, North Korea Vs the west. Be ready as the least developed countries will face serious economic crisis like never before. You see this war, it was long overdue, and it will reset the entire global world as we know it. There is an agenda 2030

And what happens next, after the Gulf states have been drawn into the war, Europe is bound to join at some point since it is now dawning on the combatants that the two wars in the Mid East and Ukraine are interlinked.....World War III loading....

Someone told Europe to start serious armament. It is either the person had significant foresight or this was the plan all along.

Told you folks de-escalation was the only sensible option. If the world goes to war there will be global economic recession the likes of which we have never seen before. And expect Africa to be the grass underneath elephant feet.

War doesn't pay anyone.

Dealing badly with Russia. Naked Russia invisibility. Russia is fighting with her last life, Russia is just trying to maintain her honour as a past strong country. Currently, her feathers are clipped by Ukraine.

Note: I read a war documentary some years ago that says Ukraine region were the strongest and the inventors of most of those weapons that made Russia a war power. Up till now, Russia is still making use of those weapons made by Ukraine while under Russia as a country....

Do you also know that the biggest cargo airplane in the world was built by Ukraine in the eighties or nineties or so called Antonov An-225 Mriya ("Mriya" means "Dream" in Ukrainian).

The An-225 was originally designed in the 1980s to transport the Soviet Buran space shuttle. It later became famous for carrying extremely heavy and oversized cargo such as power generators, locomotives, wind turbine components, and humanitarian aid.

Sadly, the only completed An-225 was destroyed in 2022 during fighting at Hostomel Airport in Ukraine. Antonov has expressed its intention to rebuild it in the future, but the project remains a major undertaking.

Al Jazeera +1
Today, the largest cargo aircraft still in active service is the Antonov An-124 Ruslan, which is smaller than the An-225 but remains one of the world's most capable heavy-lift cargo planes.


The Antonov An-124 Ruslan was built by the Antonov Design Bureau, an aircraft manufacturer originally established in the Soviet Union in 1946 by aircraft designer Oleg Antonov.
Here is a brief history:
Designer: Antonov
Country at the time of design: Soviet Union (USSR)
Current headquarters: Kyiv, Ukraine
First flight: December 24, 1982
Production: Aircraft were manufactured at plants in Kyiv (Ukraine) and Ulyanovsk (Russia) during the Soviet era.
After the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, Antonov became a Ukrainian state-owned aerospace company and has continued to design and support cargo aircraft.
Antonov is renowned for producing some of the world's largest transport aircraft, including:
An-22 Antei – the world's largest turboprop transport aircraft.
An-124 Ruslan – the largest production cargo aircraft.
An-225 Mriya – the largest aircraft ever built.
Antonov aircraft are used around the world for transporting oversized cargo such as power station equipment, helicopters, locomotives, military vehicles, and humanitarian aid.

Fishermen:
Ukraine has proved to the world that Russia is big for nothing

rolams:
I don't know how you see Iran o, but if the almighty US can attest to the fact that Iran are very strong, then you should understand that Ukraine can't face both Russia and Iran ooo.

Iran are very strong?

🤣🤣🤣

Do you know how long the Americans fought Al-Qaeda?

Does that make Al-Qaeda strong?

Iran is just lucky that they are dealing with nations that respect the rule of law. If they were fighting with another Arab or Muslim nation like Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia Iraq, etc , they wouldn’t have lasted 1 week.

Last time that Iran and Iraq went to war, the US had to step in to save the Arabian’s from the hands of the Iraqis.

Elusive001:
Oh, really?

Una think say Ukraine dey get restraint like USA and Trump. When Iran dey supply drones to Russia against Ukraine, shebi una been dey Praise Iran.

When Iran been dey attack civilian vessels for Strait of Hormuz, shebi eh sweet una.

Make Iran no incur Ukraine wrought.

The same Ukraine wey dey beg for missiles and other weapons from everywhere
Khorramshah go soon land for Zelensky coconut head.
Make e dey play with fire.

Iran will turn Ukraine into ashy
Within a second

muyico:
Iran will turn Ukraine into ashy
Within a second

Coping is allowed my brother, take heart

motayoayinde:
Na America dey push dis one abi na Israel wey don run from battle?
Iran's Khorramshah no get mercy like Putin oh?

Make Iran throw one bomb to israel. I don't know why Iran has refused to bomb Israel again. Let Iran bomb Israel or does Israel no longer has US military base?

Comedian President is the worst to happen to Ukraine.

Europeans countries are trying not to get involved, a country that NATO is contributing money for is coming to the front

MrSly:
Make Iran throw one bomb to israel. I don't know why Iran has refused to bomb Israel again. Let Iran bomb Israel or does Israel no longer has US military base?

I think you don't read news, what of the one Iran throw to them early this month for their aggression in Lebanon, and warned them not to retaliate else they will regret it

MrSly:
Make Iran throw one bomb to israel. I don't know why Iran has refused to bomb Israel again. Let Iran bomb Israel or does Israel no longer has US military base?

Craze people full this NL sha.
Stage 1: Israel attacked Iran first, got wounded, called in US

Stage 2: Israel brought in US for a joint attack, both got wounded, called for ceasefire.

Stage 3: Israel REFUSES to attack Iran at all, leaving only American soldiers to die.

Those still calling Israel into this fight just want it to disappear.

rolams:
I don't know how you see Iran o, but if the almighty US can attest to the fact that Iran are very strong, then you should understand that Ukraine can't face both Russia and Iran ooo.

Not really but due to much of support,backup, intelligence and supply of weapons from Russia and China. Otherwise Iran don't possess much of the strength it is showing.

motayoayinde:
Craze people full this NL sha.
Stage 1: Israel attacked Iran first, got wounded, called in US

Stage 2: Israel brought in US for a joint attack, both got wounded, called for ceasefire.

Stage 3: Israel REFUSES to attack Iran at all, leaving only American soldiers to die.

Those still calling Israel into this fight just want it to disappear.

You are the one really out of point here!
For decades Iran and other Islamic nations vowed Israel must be wiped out from the map. They bought weapons, fought her but they lost on several occasions. Then some of them backtracked but the Iran has so much hatred for Israel so keeps sponsoring proxies to attack her on every side yet no success. Rather many of those who front that vow have been killed by Israel.
Do you know Israel dealt with Russia some decades back?
I will have to type long text to conter all your points but note that Iran can never defeat Israel in any kind of confrontation and that is why Iran wants to develop nuclear power to destroy Israel and seal with other middle East countries that does not align with their ideology or that makes friend with the west