The West is winning the strategic fight against Iran on the high seas. Today, the United States does not stand alone. A strong coalition of 39 nations has united to defend global trade. This alliance maintains a strict naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz. Furthermore, a firm international majority at the United Nations agrees on a key goal. They state that Tehran must never build nuclear weapons.

However, a dangerous back door remains wide open to the north.

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Moscow and Tehran have turned the landlocked Caspian Sea into a safe hideout. In a literal sense, the two regimes act like pirates. Classic maritime piracy means a total defiance of law. Here, the behavior is identical. Russia and Iran operate completely outside the bounds of trade laws. They deploy a hidden “shadow fleet” of cargo ships. These vessels turn off their tracking transponders. They falsify logs and hide their flags. This allows Russia to ship explosives, ammunition, and drone parts to Iran.

This trade occurs completely out of reach of Western warships. The world‘s largest lake is........

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