- Iran has threatened retaliation against Ukraine, accusing it of a missile strike on an Iranian tanker in the Caspian Sea.
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi stated the reported strike "cannot go unanswered" during calls with EU and Russian officials.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Kyiv's forces struck a Russian warship and vessels carrying Iran-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea.
- Tehran described the incident as an act of aggression, alleging a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel killed a sailor and aimed to expand the Russia-Ukraine war.
- This escalation comes as the US paused attacks on Iran for diplomatic negotiations, with Mike Waltz indicating Trump was allowing space for talks.
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