Afghanistan, Aug. 4 -- Iranian adviser to Supreme Leader Khamenei, Mohsen Rezaei, said Tehran had prepared strikes against three locations in Ukraine but suspended the operation after Kyiv apologized over what Iran described as an accidental attack on an Iranian-linked vessel.
Iran's state-linked Fars news agency reported on Tuesday, August 4, that Rezaei said the planned action was intended as a response to an attack carried out by Ukraine several days earlier. He claimed Ukrainian officials later acknowledged the incident was a mistake and apologized, prompting Iran to cancel the planned strikes.
Rezaei did not provide details about the alleged ship incident, including the location of the attack, the type of vessel involved or the Ukrai...