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The Caspian gamble: Iran-Ukraine tensions widen the 'geography of instability'
10 August 2026 19:20 BST
Nima Moradi was a 23-year-old sailor on his maiden voyage aboard Anna, a commercial ship in the Caspian Sea, carrying iron from Russia to Iran.
He was from the port city of Bandar Anzali in northern Iran and had dreamed of becoming a mariner since he was a child.
The boat he was travelling on was hit by a Ukrainian long-range drone on 25 July - Moradi was killed in the attack, and another crew member was wounded.
In a post on social media, Moradi's father Masoud wrote: “My son, I can’t believe the sadness your absence brings – you left me... we are in pain without wet tears.”
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