Caspian Sea: Where the Iran and Ukraine Wars Meet

Caspian Sea: Where the Iran and Ukraine Wars Meet

(click to enlarge) The Caspian Sea rarely makes global headlines, but it has abruptly become the intersection of the wars in Ukraine and Iran. Not only does the Caspian link Moscow to Central Asia, but it has become the principal artery of the deepening Russia-Iran partnership, carrying military cargo and supporting Russia’s civilian nuclear work and energy investments in Iran. Extending its campaign against the infrastructure sustaining Russia’…

Iran-Ukraine wars ‘converge’ | What are India’s worries?

The U.S. and Iran have revived their conflict, with American bombers striking Iranian cities after Iran targeted U.S. bases in Jordan and Kuwait. As Ukraine attacks an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea, could the world’s two biggest conflicts converge? And where should India’s diplomatic priorities be?

Kiev’s dirty war goes global

From Africa to the Caspian Sea, each strike is an attempt to market Ukraine as a useful Western asset that still deserves cash and weapons On the morning of July 25, Ukrainian drones attacked an Iranian merchant vessel in the Caspian Sea. An explosion occurred on board, killing one sailor and injuring another. Tehran described...

Iran and Ukraine clashes show regional wars are spiralling into ‘global conflict’

China may also be taking a more active role in hostilities

Ukraine Is Now Targeting Iranian Shipping in the Caspian Sea

Iranian-designed drones have wreaked havoc for Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops as Moscow took Tehran's technology and ran with it, supercharging production and deploying drones in devastating droves in its all-out war against Kyiv. As far as Ukraine is concerned, that makes Iran an indirect combatant. And that means Iranian cargo ships heading to Russia are fair game as far as military targets go. That's what happened this weekend in th…