Iran's ambassador to Moscow said the Russian and Iranian defense ministries are coordinating positions over the Ukrainian attack on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea days ago, according to foreign sources. Iran signaled it does not intend to let the incident pass, while Russia welcomed the show of support for framing Ukraine as a violent adversary.
The development follows days of tension after Ukraine struck an Iranian military vessel in the Caspian Sea, with unverified footage of the attack circulating earlier today, as The Zioneer reported. According to foreign sources, Iran's ambassador in Moscow stated that the Russian and Iranian defense ministries are now coordinating positions in response to the strike. Iran indicated it does not intend to let the incident pass quietly, while Russia welcomed the support for characterizing Ukraine as a violent and problematic adversary. The coordination marks a hardening of the Iran-Russia axis in the wake of the attack. Ukraine has maintained that the ship was a legitimate military target carrying drone components, as The Zioneer reported on Sunday. The information remains based on a single foreign-source report, and details of the coordination have not been independently confirmed.
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