iran borders the caspian sea to the west.
what country borders the caspian sea to the west?
iran
bullet::::- the caspian sea borders between azerbaijan, iran, and turkmenistan are not yet determined, although this problem is set to be resolved peacefully in the coming years through slow negotiations. after the breakup of the ussr, the newly independent republics bordering the caspian sea claimed shares of territorial waters and the seabed, thus unilaterally abrogating the existing half-and-half ussr-iran agreements which, like all other soviet treaties, the republics had agreed to respect upon their independence. it has been suggested by these countries that the caspian sea should be divided in proportion to each bordering country's shoreline, in which case iran's share would be reduced to about 13%. the iranian side has expressed eagerness to know if this means that all irano–russian and –soviet agreements are void, entitling iran to claim territorial sovereignty over lands lost to russia by treaties that the parties still consider "vivant". issues between russia, kazakhstan, and azerbaijan were settled in 2003, but iran does not recognize these agreements, on the premise that the international law governing open water can not be applied to the caspian sea, which is in fact a lake (a landlocked body of water). iran has not pressed its caspian territorial claims in recent years because it relies heavily on russia's support in its nuclear-development battle with the west.
foreign relations of iran
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caspian can refer to:









































bullet::::- the caspian sea









































bullet::::- the caspian depression, surrounding the northern part of the caspian sea









































bullet::::- the caspians, the ancient people living near the caspian sea









































bullet::::- caspian languages, collection of languages and dialects of caspian people









































section::::in fiction.









































bullet::::- "prince caspian", a book in the chronicles of narnia series by c. s. lewis









































bullet::::- caspian x, "prince caspian", a prince of the telmarines









































bullet::::- "", a film based on the novel by c. s. lewis









































bullet::::- caspian (highlander), a fictional character on "highlander: the series"
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