Bhadrakumar says that by linking the wars in Iran and Ukraine, the U.S. opened a theater of conflict around the Caspian Sea. The Wall Street Journal headline read: “Two Wars Converge in the Caspian Sea as Ukraine Hits Iranian Supply Line to Russia.” Al Jazeera gave a further twist saying “Ukraine’s Zelenskyy set to meet Trump as Iran and Ukraine wars converge.” Tehran views the Caspian Sea incident not as an isolated tactical event but as evidence of a broader shift in its surrounding security environment. Evidently, the Caspian Sea is no longer the conflict-free zone it was once believed to be.