Is the Iran War Widening to Encompass Eastern Europe’s War? | EP 693

You just saw Ukraine’s drones strike transport ships in the Caspian Sea—vessels that have been moving military cargo between Iran and Russia. Iran is warning the attack “cannot go unanswered.” That raises the central question for today: Is the Iran war linking to, and potentially widening into the war in Eastern Europe? Or are these still separate theaters that just happen to share some of the same players and supply lines? Russia has leaned on Iranian drones and weapons. Iran has used the Caspian route. Now Ukraine is hitting that route. Does that force the two conflicts closer together, or can they still be contained? Look at the rest of the board: Houthis launching missiles toward Saudi Arabia again. President Trump meeting Lebanon’s President Aoun about ending hostility with Israel and dealing with Hezbollah. A new U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation deal that brings them into the Abraham Accords and further isolates Iran. Is the war widening, or are we watching parallel pressure points that still have room to stay separate? Joining me to work through that exact question is My guest today is independent journalist and combat veteran Matt Tardio.Discover other shows on the Talk Red Podcast Network, and get your daily fix of news, sports, and entertainment at https://TalkRed.com.