00:00Welcome back. Ukraine and Iran say they want to avoid further escalation after an unintentional Ukrainian strike hit an Iranian
00:09vessel in the Caspian Sea.
00:12Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiha says he spoke with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Arachi after the incident.
00:21On Saturday, Ukraine carried out long-range strikes against vessels, it said, were transporting military cargo and drone components from
00:29Iran to Russia.
00:31Tehran later said one of its citizens was killed in the incident.
00:36Sibiha told Arachi the operation was not aimed at civilians, but was part of Ukraine's efforts to target Russia's aggression
00:43and its supply networks.
00:45Arachi said Tehran wanted to avoid further escalation, but warned that any attack on Iranian citizens or national interests was
00:54unacceptable, adding that Iran expected compensation for the damage and losses.
00:59The incident adds further strain to relations between Kiev and Tehran, which have already been tense over Iran's military ties
01:06with Russia.
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