https://sputnikglobe.com/20260807/ukraine-struck-iranian-vessel-to-get-resources-from-us---expert-1124547145.htmlUkraine Struck Iranian Vessel to Get Resources From US - ExpertUkraine Struck Iranian Vessel to Get Resources From US - ExpertSputnik InternationalUkraine wanted to demonstrate to the United States "its importance" against Iran as well, since the strike occurred practically right before Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the US, senior researcher at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies Yuri Lyamin tells Sputnik. 2026-08-07T07:34+00002026-08-07T07:34+00002026-08-07T07:34+0000analysisukraineiranvolodymyr zelenskyhttps://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e9/08/13/1122648786_0:5:3063:1728_1920x0_80_0_0_aeaa6c1b3eb1240505a1896f530adb06.jpg"It is possible that Ukraine even hoped that by promising further strikes on Iranian merchant ships, and under the pretext of needing protection from inevitable retaliatory Iranian missile strikes, they could obtain additional ballistic missile defense systems," he adds.On August 3, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stated Iran has information Ukraine struck the Iranian vessel on purpose, and said Iran would hold Ukraine accountable for that. https://sputnikglobe.com/20260726/iran-condemns-ukrainian-attack-on-its-commercial-vessel-in-the-caspian-sea-warns-of-response-1124497004.htmlukraineiranSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 602026Sputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Newsen_ENSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 601920 1080 true1920 1440 true1920 1920 trueSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Sputnik Internationalukraine, iran, volodymyr zelensky