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 […]
This article was sourced from Middle East Monitor.
Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![Zolfaghar and Qadr missiles alongside a metal model of a mini submarine are displayed at Azadi Square as the mutual attacks between Iran and the US, sparked by the parallel routes established in the Strait of Hormuz, intensify day by day in Tehran, Iran on July 24, 2026. [Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AA-20260724-42058544-42058532-ZOLFAGHAR_AND_QADR_MISSILES_PLACED_IN_TEHRANS_AZADI_SQUARE.jpg)
