Concerns are growing that the wars in Ukraine and Iran could become intertwined after Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a cargo ship in the Caspian Sea that was carrying weapons bound for Russia, prompting Iran to threaten retaliation. The development highlights how the two conflicts, previously seen as largely separate, may be increasingly linked through Iranian arms supplies to Russia, raising the risk of a wider confrontation drawing in multiple states.

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