Iran says it seeks ‘restitution’ from Ukraine, not escalation, after ship attack
Following outrage from Tehran and vows of revenge, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a call on Tuesday. Each communicated a slightly different message in their readouts after the call, but tensions remained high. “Iran does not seek escalation either, but made clear any attack on our citizens or interests is unacceptable.
- ▪Following outrage from Tehran and vows of revenge, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a call on Tuesday.
- ▪Each communicated a slightly different message in their readouts after the call, but tensions remained high.
- ▪“Iran does not seek escalation either, but made clear any attack on our citizens or interests is unacceptable.
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Iran said it sought “restitution” from Ukraine after a deadly drone strike against its civilian vessel, as language from both sides took a step back from the saber-rattling of the day before.On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine carried out long-range drone strikes against vessels in the Caspian Sea, one of which Iran later said was a civilian vessel. Following outrage from Tehran and vows of revenge, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a call on Tuesday. Each communicated a slightly different message in their readouts after the call, but tensions remained high.
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