Iran warns of ‘unforeseen’ consequences after Ukraine attack on Caspian Sea ship

Iran’s foreign ministry warns of “unforeseen” consequences following Ukraine’s attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea over the weekend.

“This action by Ukraine was an absolutely illegal and unjustified act, contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, as well as a dangerous act of adventurism that will certainly not go unanswered by us,” the ministry’s spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says in a weekly press briefing, adding that the consequences of Ukraine’s action “will certainly be unforeseen.”

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine’s forces had carried out “long‑range strikes in the Caspian Sea – including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran.”