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The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East collided at sea over the weekend after a Ukrainian long-range drone strike hit an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea, prompting Tehran to warn that the attack would not go unanswered. Iran said the unidentified commercial ship was struck early on Saturday, triggering an explosion that killed …