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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Iran says "waiting to see" if Ukraine backs claim over Caspian Sea strike

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Monday that Iran is "waiting to see" whether Ukraine will take concrete action to support its claim that a drone strike on July 25 on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea was unintentional, as reported by Iranian news agency ISNA.

Responding to an ISNA question on whether Kyiv's explanations had convinced Tehran following the strike and a phone call between the two countries' foreign ministers, Baghaei said Ukrainian officials had maintained that the strike was not intentional.

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