Iran is turning up the heat once again. Now they’re openly telling their Houthi puppets in Yemen to choke off one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes—the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. That’s right, the gate between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, just sixteen miles wide at its tightest point, is now a target. For years, this little slice of ocean has kept oil, goods, and trade moving. But, thanks to Iran, this vital passage could quickly become the world’s next crisis zone.
Let’s be real: the Biden administration and its pals in Western Europe have been asleep at the wheel when it comes to Iranian aggression. Instead of standing strong, they play footsie with Tehran, flooding Iran with billions to “ease tensions.” The result? Iran uses that cash to arm proxies like the Houthis—who, by the way, are more than happy to play pirate with Iranian weapons and cause chaos for everyone else.
Meanwhile, the globalist elite wring their hands. Their precious “rules-based order” is falling apart—and who’s paying the price? Everyday Americans. If the Bab el-Mandeb gets blocked, the cost of gasoline, groceries, and everything else that comes across the sea goes through the roof. Working families will take the hit, while John Kerry jets off to some climate conference and lectures us about plastic straws.
It’s not just incompetence. It’s negligence. The left has handed the keys of the world’s chokepoints to the world’s worst actors, then acted shocked when those actors start closing them. Egypt controls the Suez Canal. Yemen, with Iran in its ear, looms over the Bab el-Mandeb. Russia cuts deals in the region while Democrats fret about pronouns. Do American interests even matter anymore to this crowd?
If we had real leadership, Iran and its henchmen would think twice before threatening global commerce—to say nothing of American livelihoods. But until that changes, we’re all left wondering: how much longer will we let these thugs run wild, while our so-called leaders keep bowing to them?
Source: Redstate
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