The IRGC spokesperson told Iran's Press TV that Ukraine made a 'grave mistake' by attacking an Iranian ship, and threatened a response that will be 'carefully considered' and delivered at the appropriate time and place, according to N12 News. The spokesperson also accused several countries of assisting the US in the current regional circumstances, claiming Ukraine's action is part of that assistance.
The IRGC spokesperson's threat against Ukraine, delivered Sunday evening at 18:50 Jerusalem time, included the specific accusation that several unnamed countries are assisting the United States in the current regional situation, and that Ukraine's attack on an Iranian vessel is part of that assistance. The spokesperson told Iran's Press TV that Ukraine made a "grave mistake" and warned that a response will be "carefully considered" and delivered at the appropriate time and place. The Zioneer first reported the statement, citing i24NEWS, with N12 News later confirming the details.
The threat is the latest in a series of Iranian statements throughout Sunday. Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of ordering an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, killing one sailor. Araghchi claimed the attack was carried out "at Israel's behest" and said he raised the matter with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, warning that the incident "cannot go unanswered." The IRGC spokesperson's statement escalates the rhetoric by directly threatening retaliation and expanding the accusation to include multiple countries.
The Zioneer has reported extensively on the IRGC's campaign of escalating rhetoric and direct action against US and allied naval assets in the region, including claims of drone and missile attacks on the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and tanker strikes in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC has previously threatened retaliation for American strikes on Iranian infrastructure, with Washington dismissing many of the claims as unverified.
The alleged Ukrainian attack on the Iranian vessel has not been independently confirmed by third-party sources, and Ukraine has not yet responded to the accusations. The IRGC's claims are part of a pattern of information warfare that Tehran has employed to project strength, even when tactical outcomes are disputed. The specific timeline and details of the ship attack remain unclear.
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