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[–] 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

The Houthis cannot project force into the Bab al-Madab strait as much as Iran can into the Strait of Hormuz. Contested territory, not as mountainess, no deep tunnels filled with countless drones.

However, as we have seen you don't need to project that much force in order scare off commercial ships. One drone or mine is all would take.

This would just another front the US would need to manage either directly or through our allies.

The Houthis arent even claiming a blockage of the strait currently (except for Saudi ships) probably to buy time to cement their positions.

Remember when the Suez Canal closed? This is that same shipping lane. At least we still have access to the Saudi East-West pipeline 🙃.

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  • [–] 10 points 16 hours ago (1 child)

    That's the best ting that could happen for motivating the adoption of renewable power sources.

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  • [–] 5 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

    Israel and USA are the main cause of this conflict and the aggressor. Both of them benefit of conflict.

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  • [–] 14 points 22 hours ago

    We’re so fucking great. /s

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  • [–] 9 points 21 hours ago

    Losers keep losing — art of the spiel.

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  • [–] 6 points 22 hours ago

    This seems like a big deal. The Suez is tiny, yeah?

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  • [–] 0 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

    This one may warrant EU intervention

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  • [–] 1 point 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

    I can see European politicians spinning this as technically not getting involved in the Iran-American war or the Israeli genocide because its the Houthis and this is a critical trade corridor for Europe. This would require Trump to stfu and not loudly boast about "how Europe is finally jointing Team American in the fight with Iran" and pissing off every European who wants nothing to do with this war.

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  • [–] 7 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 child)

    Don't think that the EU is gonna do shit. Russia has been ratcheting their attacks against Europe and we're busy preparing for that. Funnily the price of diesel in the US is approaching the regular price of diesel in Europe.

    No European wants to die for the delusions of some demented pedophile in the US. This isn't even a defensive war, Trump started it so he can't even invoke Article 5.

    EDIT: the Iranians haven't even attacked any European ships, bases or nationals. This is not our issue.

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  • [–] -4 points 21 hours ago

    Yay!! It’s finally gonna be WWIII!!!

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