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Kremlin says Ukrainian attack on Iranian vessel should be seen as an assault on Iran itself
Reuters via Jerusalem Post ^ | JULY 28, 2026

Posted on 07/28/2026 5:13:23 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea should be considered an assault on Iran itself and showed how important it was to eliminate what it said was the threat from Kyiv.

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the Ukrainian attack, saying it resulted in an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had struck vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday accused Ukraine of widening the geographical scope of what he called "terrorist attacks."

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: adornonevershutsup; iran; irgc; newyorktimesagrees; poorpooty; putindesperation; putinthewarpig; russia; russianlosersonfr; russiansuicide; ukraine; vladtheimploder

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1 posted on 07/28/2026 5:13:23 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

Well, Iran certainly had it coming, with all their Shaheed drones that have killed thousands of Ukrainians.


2 posted on 07/28/2026 5:18:21 AM PDT by montag813
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This is kind of a World War. You got Ukraine, Russia, North Korea, USA, Israel, Lebanon, S.A., Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, UAE, Qatar. With China operating behind the scenes... Did I moss anybody?


3 posted on 07/28/2026 5:25:22 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
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To: HYPOCRACY

In retrospect, was it a good idea for the Obama Administration to foment a coup d’état in Ukraine? Especially after promising the Russians NATO would not go East?


4 posted on 07/28/2026 5:34:21 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification;)
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To: Mr. Mojo
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday accused Ukraine of widening the geographical scope of what he called "terrorist attacks."

Chutzpah, Russia accusing Ukraine of ""terrorist attacks", while launching daily attacks on Ukraine's civilians with hundreds of Shahed drones and missiles.

CCTV shows moment of deadly missile strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russian strikes killed a 40-year-old woman and wounded 16 people, including her two children, in the city, local officials said

5 posted on 07/28/2026 5:35:52 AM PDT by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk )
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To: Jan_Sobieski

No.


6 posted on 07/28/2026 5:37:13 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Still pushing that lie? The better question is was it a good idea for Putin to invade a country that was not threatening it? Given the price that Russia is paying for this war, was it worth it?


7 posted on 07/28/2026 5:37:34 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Jan_Sobieski
Especially after promising the Russians NATO would not go East?

Feel free to post the treaty in which NATO "promised not to go east". Doesn't exist, except for the treaty which bans NATO in the area of former East Germany, but I commend you for endlessly parroting Putin's propaganda.

8 posted on 07/28/2026 5:40:01 AM PDT by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk )
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To: Mr. Mojo
Maybe Iran will takeout Zelensky, Putin won't.
9 posted on 07/28/2026 5:44:31 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: Mr. Mojo

Another Z-penis attempt to draw the U.S. into his/MI6/vampiressVicky war ..


10 posted on 07/28/2026 5:47:18 AM PDT by A strike (fvckMI6. Drool Britannia. & No more Dots)
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To: Petrosius
The better question is was it a good idea for Putin to invade a country that was not threatening it?

Ukraine did more than not threaten Russia, they actively disarmed, by handing over their nukes, missiles and long range bombers to Russia, which resulted in Putin invading and using those same missiles and bombers to attack Ukraine's civilians.

11 posted on 07/28/2026 5:51:16 AM PDT by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk )
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To: Mr. Mojo

Where is the picture of Michael Caine saying, if you have an issue, here’s a tissue? Sounds like the Russians have an issue.


12 posted on 07/28/2026 5:57:27 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. 🎤 Father of USAF pilot. ✈️ Aviation is in our DNA)
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To: montag813

Guess that makes Iran an enemy of Ukraine, doesn;t it? What are they harping about if Ukraine attcked one of their ships? Is Ukraine supposed to just sit here & take it if they don’t have to?


13 posted on 07/28/2026 5:57:44 AM PDT by oldtech (oltech)
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To: tlozo
Ukraine did more than not threaten Russia, they actively disarmed, by handing over their nukes, missiles and long range bombers to Russia,

Ukraine never had any nukes...try again

14 posted on 07/28/2026 6:03:43 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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Ukraine had custody of the nukes left on their territory by the collapsed Soviet Union and were thus their legitimate owners just as the Russian Federation had those left on its territory. They never belonged to the Russian Federation until Ukraine handed them over in return for Russian guarantee of Ukraine’s territorial integrity. (And we know how that worked out.)

Try again.


15 posted on 07/28/2026 6:13:51 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Mr. Mojo

Ukraine is desperate to draw Trump into Obama/Biden’s war with Russia, or to see him gone from office.


16 posted on 07/28/2026 6:21:58 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Mr. Mojo

Supply lines are legitimate targets. And Iran is in no position to do anything about it. Nor is Russia, apparently.

CC


17 posted on 07/28/2026 6:37:19 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: mac_truck
Ukraine did more than not threaten Russia, they actively disarmed, by handing over their nukes, missiles and long range bombers to Russia, which resulted in Putin invading and using those same missiles and bombers to attack Ukraine's civilians.

Ukraine never had any nukes...try again

LOL, so Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum agreeing to honor Ukraine's borders and sovereignty, if Ukraine handed over, according to you, its non-existent nukes? Okay

Ukraine agreed to hand over its nuclear weapons to Russia under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, which included the Trilateral Statement signed by the United States, Ukraine, and Russia. In exchange for giving up the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal, Ukraine received political assurances regarding its borders and sovereignty.

The Agreement and Relinquishment Signatures Date: December 5, 1994 (Budapest Memorandum)

Transfer Completion: Finished fully by 1996 as warheads moved to Russia for dismantlement.

Arsenal Scope: Roughly 1,700 to 1,900 strategic and tactical nuclear warheads, missile silos, and bombers left behind by the Soviet Union.

Guarantors and Assurances

Signatory Countries: United States, Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom (with parallel commitments or support referenced by France and China).

Pledged Terms: Respecting Ukrainian independence, sovereignty, and existing borders, alongside a strict promise to refrain from the threat or use of military force.

18 posted on 07/28/2026 6:38:11 AM PDT by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk )
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To: montag813
"...Well, Iran certainly had it coming, with all their Shaheed drones that have killed thousands of Ukrainians..."

What is good for the goose is certainly good for the gander.

Iranian bombs were killing American troops in Gulf War II. We didn't do anything about that that I am aware of. If we didn't, we should have.

But they are getting theirs now. What goes around comes around.

19 posted on 07/28/2026 6:50:19 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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“Feel free to post the treaty in which NATO “promised not to go east”.”

You may want to look up what Jim Baker stated about NATO not going east.


20 posted on 07/28/2026 6:53:25 AM PDT by odawg
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