🔺The New York Times: The Islamic Republic has investigated an attack on a Ukrainian port

◾ The Islamic Republic has examined an attack on a Ukrainian seaport in response to that country’s attack on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea.

◾ Citing Iranian and Western officials, The New York Times reported that a wave of diplomatic activity has, for now, calmed the situation.

◾ Based on this report, the Islamic Republic was expected to fire a ballistic missile with a small warhead at Ukraine in order to convey a symbolic message and cause relatively limited damage.