The latest attacks by Ukraine, combined with Saudi military strikes on Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen, represent a widening of the Middle East conflict.

Ukraine struck a Russian warship and Iran-linked vessels in the Caspian Sea, disrupting sanctioned military supply routes over 1,500 km from its

Ukrainian drone strikes in the Caspian Sea killed a sailor on an Iran-linked vessel, escalating conflict risks for energy markets and crypto