Iran Sends Two Major Warnings To Ukraine, Zelensky Responds

Iran issued a second warning to Ukraine on Sunday following what Tehran said was an attack on a vessel in the Caspian Sea.

Iranian officials claimed the attack on July 25 triggered an explosion aboard the vessel, killing one sailor and wounding another.

“Any attack on Iran always comes with a cost, and that remains true today. The U.S. and Israel are well aware of this,” Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission, said in a post on X.

“Ukraine, too, may soon come to understand that Iran does not let actions go unanswered,” he added, warning that the list of those “who have miscalculated continues to increase.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the attack and said earlier Sunday that the incident “cannot go unanswered.”

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Q: Are you worried about Iran potentially attacking Ukraine? They've threatened because of what happened with their vessel. Or is that not a concern?

Zelensky: Iran has already attacked us by supplying weapons to Russia.

We have to be cautious. We have to do everything not to… pic.twitter.com/DzZiCvoPwQ

— Clash Report (@clashreport) July 26, 2026

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday he will share evidence with the United States showing Russia is assisting Iran in targeting U.S. bases in the Middle East via satellite surveillance.

“Since the beginning of July, we have recorded active Russian satellite surveillance of the Gulf states and U.S. military facilities located there,” Zelenskyy said on X.

“These images subsequently appear in Iran. At the same time, there is a clear correlation between Russia’s satellite imagery of these sites and Iranian strikes — both before the attacks, in preparation for them, and afterward, to assess the damage inflicted.”

Zelenskyy’s accusations of Russia helping Iran target U.S. troops are not the first. Multiple sources, including a senior U.S. official with direct knowledge, told CBS News six days into the war that Russia was providing intelligence to Iran regarding U.S. positions in the Middle East.

The allegation has lingered in media reports over the last few months, often with China possibly being involved as well.

During a hearing on Capitol Hill earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was directly asked whether Russia and China were helping Iran. His answer was somewhat unclear, but he did say they were helping Iran.

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