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Ukraine's FM Claims Attack On Iranian Ship In Caspian Sea Was 'Unintentional'
Ukraine's FM Claims Attack On Iranian Ship In Caspian Sea Was 'Unintentional'
The week started with a bizarre incident in the Caspian Sea involving an Iranian commercial vessel and the Iranian military, an episode which threatened to expand the war by merging two conflict theatres.
Iran had accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel by long-range drone in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, which resulted in an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another.
Soon after, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran to severely protest the "hostile and...
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