The Caspian gamble: Iran-Ukraine tensions widen the 'geography of instability'

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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