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The War Is Turning Iran Into a Major World Power [Opinion piece] (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca -1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Good news is that Iran will lose is relevance once we don't need the stuff coming through the strait. Aluminum, Sulfur, Helium might be more difficult but oil & gas we have consciously chose to continue the level of consumption we have been despite alternatives becoming increasingly easy to obtain.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Ok, but the Houthis see their political fate as intertwined with Iran and if they shut the Gulf Of Aden down pretty much everybody on earth is going to NOT have the materials they need to do the things they need to do very quickly.

This escalation is bad for everybody on earth.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

It's not going to be easy, fast, convenient or without costs, but I'm saying if Iran becoming a superpower is truly a concern, then there is a method to remove its strongest leverages.