Could Ukraine’s attack on an Iranian ship merge 2 ongoing wars?

Ukraine’s drone strike on an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea last weekend has escalated tensions between the two countries and highlighted the growing links between the separate conflicts they’re fighting. Iran has vowed to respond to Saturday’s attack, which it said was against a commercial vessel and killed a sailor. Ukraine claimed the vessel was carrying military equipment between Iran and Russia.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Tuesday he called his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi for “a frank discussion” and stressed the need to “avoid unnecessary escalation.”“Our goal is to counter Russian aggression, which is the root cause of all incidents, and it is Russia who bears full responsibility for all provocations and casualties,” Sybiha wrote on X.Araghchi claimed Sybiha told him the strike was “unintentional” but said there “must be restitution for losses.” Story continues below advertisement The call came a day after Sybiha, in response to Tehran’s vows of retaliation, said Iran had “no standing to pretend to be a victim” while it continues to be “a direct accomplice to Russian aggression against Ukraine.”Iran has been accused for years of supplying Russi...