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Iran threatens Ukraine after attack on cargo ship
Updated July 26, 2026 – 9:09 pm.Reading time: 29 min.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks of a “blatant violation of the UN Charter.” (Source: Dmitry Lovetsky/dpa)
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Iran intervenes in the war in Ukraine. An oil tanker is reported to have exploded in the Strait of Hormuz. All events in the news blog.
Iran threatens Ukraine after attack on cargo ship
Following a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea that left one person dead, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. Ukraine threatened a reaction. President of Ukraine Vladimir Selensky “Attacked an Iranian merchant ship and killed a sailor,” Araghchi wrote on X on Sunday. He condemned the “flagrant violation of the UN Charter.”
On Saturday, Zelensky said the attacks in the Caspian Sea had achieved “very solid results.” The attacks were particularly aimed at ships “used to transport military cargo related to Iran were used as on a “battleship”.
The Ukrainian intelligence service SBU spoke in Telegram about drone attacks on cargo ships subject to international sanctions, “which were used to transport military cargo between Iran and Russia.” The Caspian Sea is an inland body of water bordering Iran and Russia borders. Other neighboring states KazakhstanTurkmenistan and Azerbaijan.
The US confirmed the deployment of military forces in the Middle East
die USA confirmed the deployment of additional troops to the Middle East at the height of the Iranian war. US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said on the political program Face the Nation on the American television channel CBS News that additional capacity will be transferred to the region. He did not provide any additional details. American media reported about a week ago that the United States was transferring additional fighters and refueling aircraft to the region.
After a series of attacks lasting 13 consecutive nights, the US military has not reported a single attack on Iran over the past two nights. Waltz said this allows some room for diplomacy.
Iranian media: An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz
IN Strait of Hormuz According to Iranian media reports, an oil tanker exploded. The tanker deviated from its intended route and hit a sea mine, the news agencies Defapress and Tasnim, close to the military and the Revolutionary Guards, reported. The tanker had previously turned off its radar system. No additional information was provided.
The Strait of Hormuz plays a key role in global energy trade. Iran demands that merchant ships follow the designated passage and claims control of the strait.
Revolutionary Guards stop ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they have prevented six merchant ships from passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The Guards said they were establishing control over 240,000 square kilometers of territory in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, according to their affiliate Tasnim news agency. This area corresponds to approximately two-thirds of Germany’s national territory.