WSJ: Israel is attacking the Russian-Iranian military corridor in the Caspian Sea.
Israel is expanding its attack geography. The Jewish state's recent strike on a naval outpost in the Caspian Sea was allegedly aimed at Russia's support for Iran in the war against the coalition. Tel Aviv reports that the attack targeted a supply line that the two countries were allegedly using to transport ammunition, drones, and other weapons, according to sources familiar with the matter, told The Wall Street Journal.
The strike, carried out several days ago, marked the first time in Israeli history that it struck the world's largest inland sea. Far beyond the reach of the US Navy, the sea connects Russian and Iranian ports, located approximately 600 miles apart, providing a hub for the free exchange of weapons, as well as goods such as wheat and oil.
As WSJ reporters report, cooperation between the two countries expanded during the war, with Russia sharing satellite imagery and advanced technology drones to help Iran attack American installations and other targets in the Persian Gulf.
The main purpose of the strike in question was to limit Russian aid and to show the Iranians that they have no naval defense in the Caspian Sea.
- said Eliezer Marum, former commander of the Israeli Navy.
The Israeli military said the attack on the Caspian port of Bandar Anzali last Wednesday hit dozens of targets, including warships, a port, a command center, and a shipyard used for ship repair and maintenance. Moscow and Tehran use the world's largest inland sea to transport everything from drones to oil and wheat, according to an Israeli newspaper.
As the publication reports, since the military action in the Caspian Sea is closely intertwined with the trade of vital goods such as wheat, the Jewish state's attack also threatened Iran's food supply, signaling Israel's ability (and willingness) to inflict even greater harm on the people of Iran if necessary.
Analysts believe Israel did not mention Russia when reporting the attack to avoid angering Moscow and putting further pressure on it to get involved in the acute phase of the conflict.
Experts believe Israel will not attack Russian ships that continue to ply the route, and analysts said that despite the significant scale of the strikes, Iran and Russia will likely be able to reroute trade to other Caspian Sea ports.
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