Iran Claims It Canceled 3 Ukraine Strikes After Kyiv's Alleged Apology
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Updated · UNITED24 Media · Aug 4
Iran Claims It Canceled 3 Ukraine Strikes After Kyiv's Alleged Apology
3 articles · Updated · UNITED24 Media · Aug 4
Summary
Mohsen Rezaei, a senior adviser to Iran's leader, said Tehran had prepared strikes on three sites in Ukraine but called them off after what he described as an apology from Kyiv.
PressTV carried the claim on Aug. 3, but Rezaei provided no evidence for either the alleged apology or the intended targets, leaving the account unverified.
The threat followed Ukraine's strikes on Caspian Sea vessels that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said were carrying military cargo linked to Russia and Iran.
On July 28, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told his Iranian counterpart Ukraine wanted to avoid escalation, said its actions were aimed at Russian aggression, and blamed Moscow for any civilian casualties.
The episode deepens a recurring Iran-Ukraine clash shaped by Tehran's drone support for Russia and concerns that Iranian missiles could theoretically reach Ukrainian territory.