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

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March 24 (Reuters) - 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.

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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.

Reporting ​by Dmitry Antonov, writing by Anna ​Peverieri; Editing by Mark Trevelyan

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