The Caspian Sea Is Now a Critical Military Lifeline for Russia and Iran

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The Caspian Sea is becoming a crucial military logistics corridor for Russia and Iran, enabling the two countries to exchange military-related cargo beyond Western naval reach. This development underscores the expanding military cooperation between Moscow and Tehran amid geopolitical tensions.

The Caspian Sea is emerging as a potentially important logistics corridor in the expanding military relationship between Russia and Iran as they look to move goods beyond the reach of Western naval power. The corridor opens a route that could allow Moscow and Tehran to exchange large quantities of cargo through an inland sea that Western navies cannot directly enter. NBC News reported this week that it had obtained a document, which it confirmed with a Western official, that shows Moscow is already using the Caspian Sea to send military-related…