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Although Iran does not border the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Yemen does, and Iran is closely allied with the Houthis, the Yemeni militant group that previously conducted dozens of strikes against Israel-linked vessels in the Red Sea in 2023 and 2024 in response to the war in Gaza.

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[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 1 points 37 minutes ago

Oh right, more escalation! I see no other possibility but for that to have a productive ending.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

At this point its almost as if Iran is enjoying themselves.

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 1 points 27 minutes ago

yes they love it because they dont feel the full pain of this war tucked safely away in their bunker. Thats all on their citizens who have to live their lives day to day.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 14 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

That's smart, actually. Trump might not care about the Gulf being flattened, or realise that also is bad for the market, but another Strait? He understands that (now).

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

That's where you're wrong, dummy. The Gulf is water therefore ipso facto it is already flat. Checkmate beeotch

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 hours ago

Hey look another thing everyone knew would happen and nobody has the power to stop

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 44 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

The drone revolution is truly something to behold.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

i honestly expected the next transportation revolution to be a different one (maybe boat "drones", so we don't have to have nearly as much crew on tankers and ships and whatnot, that had been my prediction. i rather enjoyed being wrong on this one, in the way one can enjoy armchair predictions) but this is really interesting to watch how the war in ukraine and now around iran is pushing tech

[–] EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Genocide begets resistance and technology closes the gaps between rich states and oppressed ones.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Except Ukraine and Iran are on opposite sides.

More like, war continues to change, but the age of guerillas is still ongoing.

[–] EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world -1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Fair enough, considering Ukraine is an imperial proxy vs Iran and Yemen, which are independent countries acting in self-defense.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Wouldn't Yemen be an imperial proxy of Iran, by any reasonable definition?

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Agreed, and wouldn't the US be an imperial proxy of Israel, by the same definition? So this really a Israel vs Iran war when you get right down to it. Too bad everyone else is being swept up in it. I guess thats war for you, especially when Israel is involved.

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 35 points 15 hours ago
[–] chasteinsect@programming.dev 10 points 12 hours ago

If anyone wants a good video covering this strait and other important ones, here's one by TLDR News Global:

Mapping the World’s (other) Maritime Chokepoints - YouTube

  • Something like 16 % of all sea‑borne trade by value passes through the Bab‑el‑Mandeb compared to about 6 % for the Strait of Hormuz.
  • In normal times something like 20 % of all oil and gas trade consumed by the world passes through the Strait of Hormuz compared to more like 10 % for the Bab‑el‑Mandeb.
  • Saudi Arabia started relying more heavily on exports via the Red Sea which mostly flow out towards Asia via the Bab‑el‑Mandeb
  • Most sea‑borne trade between Europe and Asia passes through the Bab‑el‑Mandeb.
  • The next most direct maritime route includes an 8,000 km detour around Africa.
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