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Ukraine Strikes Iran-Russia Ship in the Caspian Sea

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The wars in Ukraine and Iran collided dramatically this week. President Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian forces carried out long-range strikes in the Caspian Sea — a body of water flanked by both Russia and Iran — hitting a ship that was 'transporting military cargo in cooperation with Iran.' One Iranian sailor was killed, another injured. Iran condemned the strike, calling the vessel a commercial ship. But the episode is just the latest evidence of deep military ties between Moscow and Tehran: Iran has been supplying drones to Russia for years, and now Zelenskyy says Russia is actively feeding military intelligence back to Iran. Two conflicts, one entangled alliance.

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