{"id":14642,"date":"2026-07-30T17:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=14642"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:04:40","slug":"ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>In this video, human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris and Russia expert John Helmer examine a surprising escalation: Why did Ukraine attack an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea\u2014and who may be behind this new front?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>Their discussion moves from a tense meeting between Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio to the question of whether Russia is providing Iran with intelligence support. What connects the war in Ukraine with attacks on U.S. and CIA targets across West Asia\u2014and are previously separate conflicts beginning to merge?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>This video was produced by Reason2Resist and published on their YouTube channel on the 28th of July, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>To read the transcript of the interview: <strong><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ukraine-Attacks-Iran-\u2013-The-Geopolitics-Behind-It.docx.pdf\">Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">We are transitioning away from YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to the following channels to stay updated with our journalism:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u25ba<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/c\/acTVismMunich\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;RUMBLE<\/a><br>\u25ba&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/acTVismMunich\" target=\"_blank\">TELEGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">VIDEO:<strong> <strong>Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Russia Helping Iran To Target The CIA? w\/ John Helmer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gk1mcqaTO_U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">About our import program: In this program, we publish content from external authors, activists and journalists. This includes both international and local content that, in our editorial opinion, is not sufficiently covered in the media landscape. The content does not necessarily reflect acTVism Munich\u2019s own editorial stance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center pb-3 sal\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT DIMITRI LASCARIS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>Dimitri Lascaris is a journalist and lawyer. As a lawyer, he specializes in class action litigation, international law and human rights. He was a member of the shadow cabinets of the Green Parties of Canada and Quebec. In 2020, he ran for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada and came in second. He is also the founder and editor of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@reason2resist\">YouTube channel Reasons 2 Resists with Dimitri Lascaris.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT JOHN HELMER<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>John Holmer is the longest continuously serving foreign correspondent in Russia, and the only Western journalist to direct his own bureau, independent of national or commercial ties. Born and educated in Australia, then at Harvard University, John has also been a professor of political science, sociology and journalism and an adviser to governments, including Greece and Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video, human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris and Russia expert John Helmer examine a surprising escalation: Why did Ukraine attack an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea\u2014and who may be behind this new front? Their discussion moves from a tense meeting between Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio to the question of whether Russia is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[25449,104,125,166,919,22262,20983,20994,1360,25139,21987,25445,260,23453,25448,402,194,1820,208,21426,209,25447,23373,206,25446,21296,21149,80,23652],"channel":[20955],"class_list":["post-14642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","tag-caspian-sea","tag-cia","tag-dimitri-lascaris","tag-eu","tag-europa","tag-geopolitcs","tag-geopolitics","tag-geopolitik","tag-iran","tag-iran-bericht","tag-iran-krieg","tag-iran-ukraine","tag-israel","tag-john-helmer","tag-kaspischen-meer","tag-marco-rubio","tag-nato","tag-putin","tag-russia","tag-russia-war","tag-russland","tag-sergej-lawrow","tag-sergey-lavrov","tag-ukraine","tag-ukraine-iran","tag-ukraine-krieg","tag-ukraine-war","tag-united-states","tag-west-asien","channel-import"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"en","enabled_languages":["de","en"],"languages":{"de":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"John Helmer and Dimitri Lascaris examine Ukraine\u2019s strike on an Iranian ship and the links between Iran, Russia, the United States, and ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"John Helmer and Dimitri Lascaris examine Ukraine\u2019s strike on an Iranian ship and the links between Iran, Russia, the United States, and Europe.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"acTVism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/acTVism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-30T15:04:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-30T15:04:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shutterstock_2820304025-1024x576.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"864\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"atv_admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@acTVismMunich\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@acTVismMunich\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"atv_admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"atv_admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bc2c8684912eb2289fe0009f5ca451d6\"},\"headline\":\"Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-30T15:04:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-30T15:04:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":720,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/shutterstock_2820294291.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"caspian sea\",\"CIA\",\"Dimitri Lascaris\",\"EU\",\"Europa\",\"geopolitcs\",\"geopolitics\",\"geopolitik\",\"Iran\",\"iran bericht\",\"iran krieg\",\"iran ukraine\",\"Israel\",\"john helmer\",\"Kaspischen Meer\",\"Marco Rubio\",\"NATO\",\"Putin\",\"Russia\",\"russia war\",\"Russland\",\"sergej lawrow\",\"Sergey Lavrov\",\"Ukraine\",\"ukraine iran\",\"ukraine krieg\",\"ukraine war\",\"United States\",\"west asien\"],\"articleSection\":[\"LATEST\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/shutterstock_2820294291.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-30T15:04:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-30T15:04:40+00:00\",\"description\":\"John Helmer and Dimitri Lascaris examine Ukraine\u2019s strike on an Iranian ship and the links between Iran, Russia, the United States, and ...\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/latest\\\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/shutterstock_2820294291.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/shutterstock_2820294291.jpg\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":864,\"caption\":\"Ukraine greift Iran an \u2013 die Geopolitik dahinter\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"acTVism\",\"description\":\"information that moves\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"acTVism Munich e.V.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/logo.svg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":57,\"caption\":\"acTVism Munich e.V.\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/acTVism\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/acTVismMunich\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bc2c8684912eb2289fe0009f5ca451d6\",\"name\":\"atv_admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/53465926e4246ee1b807a849c23197531fd45c1bcd02682ada54ddb12eaa7a6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/53465926e4246ee1b807a849c23197531fd45c1bcd02682ada54ddb12eaa7a6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/53465926e4246ee1b807a849c23197531fd45c1bcd02682ada54ddb12eaa7a6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"atv_admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.actvism.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/atv_admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It","description":"John Helmer and Dimitri Lascaris examine Ukraine\u2019s strike on an Iranian ship and the links between Iran, Russia, the United States, and ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It","og_description":"John Helmer and Dimitri Lascaris examine Ukraine\u2019s strike on an Iranian ship and the links between Iran, Russia, the United States, and Europe.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/","og_site_name":"acTVism","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/acTVism","article_published_time":"2026-07-30T15:04:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-30T15:04:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1536,"height":864,"url":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shutterstock_2820304025-1024x576.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"atv_admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@acTVismMunich","twitter_site":"@acTVismMunich","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"atv_admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/"},"author":{"name":"atv_admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/#\/schema\/person\/bc2c8684912eb2289fe0009f5ca451d6"},"headline":"Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It","datePublished":"2026-07-30T15:04:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-30T15:04:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/"},"wordCount":720,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shutterstock_2820294291.jpg","keywords":["caspian sea","CIA","Dimitri Lascaris","EU","Europa","geopolitcs","geopolitics","geopolitik","Iran","iran bericht","iran krieg","iran ukraine","Israel","john helmer","Kaspischen Meer","Marco Rubio","NATO","Putin","Russia","russia war","Russland","sergej lawrow","Sergey Lavrov","Ukraine","ukraine iran","ukraine krieg","ukraine war","United States","west asien"],"articleSection":["LATEST"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/","url":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/","name":"Ukraine Attacks Iran \u2013 The Geopolitics Behind It","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shutterstock_2820294291.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-30T15:04:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-30T15:04:40+00:00","description":"John Helmer and Dimitri Lascaris examine Ukraine\u2019s strike on an Iranian ship and the links between Iran, Russia, the United States, and ...","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/latest\/ukraine-iran-geopolitik-cia\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shutterstock_2820294291.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shutterstock_2820294291.jpg","width":1536,"height":864,"caption":"Ukraine greift Iran an \u2013 die Geopolitik dahinter"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/","name":"acTVism","description":"information that moves","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/#organization","name":"acTVism Munich e.V.","url":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/logo.svg","width":200,"height":57,"caption":"acTVism Munich e.V."},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/acTVism","https:\/\/x.com\/acTVismMunich"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/#\/schema\/person\/bc2c8684912eb2289fe0009f5ca451d6","name":"atv_admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/53465926e4246ee1b807a849c23197531fd45c1bcd02682ada54ddb12eaa7a6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/53465926e4246ee1b807a849c23197531fd45c1bcd02682ada54ddb12eaa7a6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/53465926e4246ee1b807a849c23197531fd45c1bcd02682ada54ddb12eaa7a6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"atv_admin"},"url":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/author\/atv_admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14642"},{"taxonomy":"channel","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/channel?post=14642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}