Iran does not seek escalation and expects compensation from Ukraine for damages after the attack on the vessel - Araghchi
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran does not seek escalation after the attack on the vessel, but demands compensation.
Iran does not seek escalation and expects compensation from Ukraine for the damage caused after the attack on a vessel in the Caspian Sea. This was reported by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi after a conversation with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, according to UNN.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha assured me that the attack on the Iranian ship was unintentional and that Ukraine does not seek escalation. Iran also does not seek escalation, but made it clear that any attack on our citizens or interests is unacceptable. There must be compensation for the damage caused
Earlier
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, called Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for a frank conversation amid tensions and emphasized - "our goal is to avoid unnecessary escalation".
Context
On Saturday, Iran summoned the Ukrainian chargé d'affaires in Tehran over the attack on an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian Sea, which resulted in the death of one sailor and the injury of another, Anadolu reports.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that this "cannot remain unanswered," calling it a violation of the UN Charter.
Araghchi also accused Israel of trying "to drag Europe into its war."
Israeli Channel 12 noted that the Ukrainian ambassador to Israel informed him that the ships are transporting Iranian weapons to Russia to aid it in its war against Ukraine, reports The Times of Israel.