Two active wars intersected directly for the first time last Saturday, when a Ukrainian drone strike in the Caspian Sea drew Tehran into a diplomatic quarrel with Kyiv and turned the spotlight on a lake that has quietly become a key waterway for allies Russia and Iran. Tehran said Ukraine’s attack on an Iranian vessel killed one sailor and injured others. Kyiv said its long-range strikes had hit vessels used to move military cargo between Iran and Russia, as well as a Russian warship. Tehran called the attack “hostile and criminal”, summoned Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires, and warned of “unforeseen” consequences….
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