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Russia says it would be very concerned by Iran war spillover into Caspian Sea

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Moscow is seeing conflicting signals from both Washington and Tehran in ongoing negotiations.-

RUSSIA would view any spillover of the Iran conflict into the Caspian Sea "extremely negatively", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Israel said last week its military had carried out strikes on the Iranian navy in the Caspian, hitting dozens of targets including missile boats. A military spokesperson said Israel had managed to take out Iran's naval capabilities there.

Russia and Iran, which signed a strategic partnership treaty last year, both border the Caspian Sea.

On the state of negotiations between Washington and Tehran, Peskov said the Kremlin was observing contradictory statements from both parties.

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