Iran suspended a planned retaliatory response against Ukraine after Kyiv said an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel had been a mistake, according to Major General Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Rezaei said Iran had prepared to target three locations in Ukraine following the vessel incident. The planned action was put on hold after Ukraine’s explanation that the attack was not intentional.
His comments indicate that the incident brought Iran and Ukraine close to a broader confrontation, but that the response was paused while the explanation was taken into account. The available report does not provide further details about the vessel, the alleged attack or the three locations.
