Turkmenistan Declares Attack on Caspian Sea Vessel Unacceptable

July 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM1 min

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Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared on Monday that attacks on ships in the Caspian Sea are unacceptable, responding to reports of a July 25 strike on a vessel in the waters. Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Ukrainian forces hit an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, killing one sailor and wounding another. The Turkmen statement came even as an Iranian parliamentary official warned that Tehran would retaliate.

Turkmenistan’s Condemnation

In a statement published on its website, Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry said it had learned of the attack via international media reports. It emphasized that as a Caspian littoral state and a country with permanent neutrality recognized by the United Nations, Turkmenistan considers the Caspian a sea of peace, harmony, and good-neighborliness. The ministry did not name any party to the incident but called such actions inadmissible.

Iranian Report on the Strike

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said that early on July 25, Ukrainian forces struck an Iranian-flagged vessel carrying civilian cargo from the Russian port of Astrakhan to the Iranian port of Enzeli. According to Iranian officials, one sailor was killed and another injured in the attack. Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian parliament’s foreign policy and national security commission, wrote on social media platform X that any attack on Iran comes with a cost, indicating retaliation, though no specifics were provided.