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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julian Borger Senior international correspondent and Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv

Coordinated conflict: how the Ukraine and Iran wars are starting to overlap

Mourners brandish fists and wave flags at the funeral in Tehran for Alireza Tangsiri, an Iranian naval commander
Mourners at the funeral in Tehran on Wednesday for Alireza Tangsiri, an Iranian naval commander. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters

The Iran and Ukraine wars are becoming more intertwined with every passing week – to the point that some analysts argue the two conflicts are beginning to merge.

Quite how each war will affect the trajectory of the other is hard to predict, but it is already clear that their interconnectedness is drawing more countries into both cauldrons, extending an arc of instability that straddles Europe and the Middle East.

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