Iran condemns a Ukrainian drone strike in the Caspian Sea and says it reserves the right to take “appropriate action” in response. Iran’s Foreign Ministry and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi say a ship described by Tehran as an Iranian commercial vessel was attacked, and Araghchi says the incident includes the killing of a sailor. Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, have previously stated that Kyiv carried out long-range strikes in the Caspian Sea aimed at vessels transporting military cargo connected to Iran. Kyiv’s statements identify the targeted ships as Port Olya 2 and Begey, which it says are sanctioned cargo ships moving military logistics between Russia and Iran. The accounts therefore differ on the character and purpose of the vessel being struck: Iran presents it as commercial, while Ukraine describes it as part of sanctioned military-linked shipments. Both sides use the incident to frame broader issues of international law and wartime logistics, with Iran hinting at potential further action and Ukraine maintaining its rationale for targeting the alleged cargo shipments.