Iran’s Araqchi says Ukraine's attack on Iranian vessel 'cannot go unanswered'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas ?Araqchi said on Sunday a Ukrainian ?attack on an Iranian commercial vessel "cannot go unanswered", AzerNEWS reports via Reuters.

Iran said the attack in the ?Caspian Sea resulted in an?explosion that killed one sailor and ?injured another.

Araqchi made the comments in calls ?with EU foreign policy chief Kaja ?Kallas and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Araqchi posted on X.

Lavrov, in a statement ?posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry's?website, offered condolences in connection with the death ?of ?a sailor in the attack.

Lavrov said Araqchi thanked local authorities in the Russian region of Astrakhan, where ?the vessel ?started its ?journey, for helping the crew "and stressed the need to ?put an end to such?adventures ?by the Kyiv regime".

The statement also said Araqchi informed Lavrov of "continuing diplomatic ?efforts ?aimed at de-escalating ?tension in the Middle East".