Iran considered attacking a seaport in Ukraine following a Ukrainian strike on an Iranian ship, but diplomacy has eased the tensions, The New York Times reported on Tuesday citing Iranian and Western officials, Anadolu reports.
Ukraine struck an Iranian commercial cargo ship in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, killing a civilian sailor. Iranian officials threatened retaliation.
Intelligence sources quoted in the report said Iran might have responded with a ballistic missile carrying a small warhead, aiming for a symbolic strike with limited damage. Other officials said Ukraine’s Black Sea ports were likely targets.
Iranian officials said the retaliation would end the dispute, but Western officials said Ukraine’s response was unpredictable.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Ukraine of violating the UN charter, saying on US social media platform X that the incident “CANNOT GO UNANSWERED.”
