Israel might hope to embolden its close Azerbaijani partner to push through the Trans-Caspian Pipeline with Turkmenistan once the war is over due to its new naval advantage over Iran, but Russia has always opposed this project too, and it might actively obstruct it and thus nullify these plans.
A bridge too far. West can move pawns on Caspian chessboard during these two "special operations" , but afterwards Iran and/or Russia can smash the chessboard entirely (call it a reset if you want to be diplomatic).
Understood, but how exactly would destroying the Caspian Fleet accomplish that? It only serves a deterrence purpose vis-a-vis preventing the Trans-Caspian Pipeline from being built and some decades ago in a standoff with Azerbaijan over an offshore oil or gas field.
The Caspian Sea joins Russia & Iran. How far Israel plans to expand into the Caspian Sea remains to be seen. USA is concerned abourt relations with Russia a nuclear super Porew just like the USA. Isreal is CRAZY, the USA is sober about relations with Russia.
A bridge too far. West can move pawns on Caspian chessboard during these two "special operations" , but afterwards Iran and/or Russia can smash the chessboard entirely (call it a reset if you want to be diplomatic).
Power, like nature, abhors a vacuum. Hence the US/Israeli/Western influence flows in as Russian/Persian recedes.
"Speculation has accordingly swirled about what exactly Israel aimed to achieve by doing so other than dealing as much damage to Iran as possible.".
I don't need to speculate. The Israeli goal is to turn Iran into a failed state, much as was done to Iraq, Syria and Libya.
Understood, but how exactly would destroying the Caspian Fleet accomplish that? It only serves a deterrence purpose vis-a-vis preventing the Trans-Caspian Pipeline from being built and some decades ago in a standoff with Azerbaijan over an offshore oil or gas field.
For Israel, it seems that is "all that is destroyed, is not to destroy". A ship is a sitting duck. Israel makes turkey shot on what it can
Anything that prevents the Iranian government from making money. See, e.g., seizure of oilfields in Syria.
The Caspian Sea joins Russia & Iran. How far Israel plans to expand into the Caspian Sea remains to be seen. USA is concerned abourt relations with Russia a nuclear super Porew just like the USA. Isreal is CRAZY, the USA is sober about relations with Russia.
Eventually, those ships have been used to secure a stable exchange of goods, the ammos inclusively.