Iran has called off plans for a retaliatory strike on Ukraine after Ukraine apologized for using drones to attack an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea last July. Major General Mohsen Rezaei, senior military advisor to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, revealed that Iran had prepared to strike three targets in Ukraine but canceled the operation after Ukraine apologized. Ukraine claimed the attack was a mistake, while Iran stated that even a mistake must have consequences and demanded that Ukraine compensate for the damage from the incident, which killed one crew member.