Kyiv: Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that he called Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi by phone. In a post on X, Sybiha wrote that during the "frank conversation" he stressed that Ukraine's goal is "to avoid unnecessary escalation." In a post on X earlier in the day, Sybiha confirmed the call, calling it "a frank conversation." The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the attack in a statement on Saturday, saying that it led to the vessel's explosion and a sailor's death. The semi-official Mehr news agency on Sunday reported that three sailors were also injured in the attack.