【The Greater Global Nightmare Next Week: The Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait Might Both Be Closed】 An article from The Atlantic states: Iran has discovered its ultimate weapon—the control over the Strait of Hormuz—which is seen as a strategic deterrent.
Medvedev outright called it Iran's "nuclear weapon."
If closing one gate is still within tolerable limits, what if they also shut down the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, creating a double insurance policy?
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Yemen has already declared: "If Sana'a decides to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, no spirit or demon could reopen it. Trump had better immediately cease all actions and policies obstructing peace."
This possibility is rapidly increasing. The next round of attacks by the "Epstein Coalition" against Iran—whether island seizures or direct strikes on the mainland—will inevitably escalate the war dramatically.
For Iran, the strategy is to persist with asymmetric warfare to the very end.
The intense sensation of both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait being simultaneously closed—a scenario no one has ever experienced throughout history—is now looming.
Signs indicate that Iran will strengthen the military’s voice in the upcoming negotiations.
Reports suggest that Revolutionary Guard commander Ahmad Vahidi has effectively taken control of Iran’s military and the negotiation process, directly influencing decisions regarding the closure of these straits.
During last week’s talks in Islamabad, several high-ranking Revolutionary Guard generals joined the negotiation team.
In the entire history of the Islamic Republic, the Revolutionary Guard has never been so deeply involved in diplomacy before.
The storm next week may come even more violently—buckle up…
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862883841307655/
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