Executive Summary The Caspian Sea, historically designated an enclosed inland maritime buffer zone under regional legal agreements, has emerged as a high-friction strategic theater directly intersecting the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the broader Middle Eastern security architecture. Following Russia’s expanded utilization of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to transport Iranian Shahed-136/131 unmanned aerial vehicles, … Leggi tutto Caspian Sea Security: Ukraine-Iran Conflict Intersection — Forensic Analysis of Maritime Logistics, Deep-Strike Operations and Escalation Dynamics