Opinion: How Iran and Ukraine are strategically sinking their rivals at sea

Middle East Eye·August 15, 2026War

Opinion: How Iran and Ukraine are strategically sinking their rivals at sea The Iran war may be fought primarily remotely via the air, but its strategic outcome is increasingly being decided at sea. The latest strikes and counterstrikes have clarified rather than altered that central fact. Washington may escalate through a ground intervention, wider attacks on Iran’s critical infrastructure, or a strike against the deeply buried nuclear-linked complex at Pickaxe Mountain in Isfahan province.

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