Strategically, Iran will open a second front against Western shipping in the Strait of Gibraltar. This strait is an important waterway for global trade, and its strategic significance can be said to be comparable to that of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.
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According to Iranian sources, Iran has begun to implement new countermeasures, and this time the counterattack is not in the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden, but directly in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar. Why was Iran able to establish deterrence at such a distance, on strategic shipping lanes from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean?
Photo interpretation: The strategic location of the Strait of Gibraltar is more important, where the pro-Iranian Frente POLISARIO will establish a counterattack posture against Western merchant ships
This is mainly due to the fact that many of the armed forces in Algeria have good relations with Iran, such as the Frente POLISARIO. At present, Hamas and the Houthis are being attacked and confronted by Israel and the United States respectively, and at this time, many armed forces with relatively good relations with Iran have begun to stand up.
The current situation is that Iran will establish a deterrent capability against the US camp in the Strait of Gibraltar, which will become a second Red Sea, where the Houthis will build up a counterattack capability to strike at Western merchant ships, just as Israel has done. Israel strikes civilian targets in Gaza, and well, the Houthis are also using Israeli tactics to return the favor with their own people, and also to strike at Western civilian targets in the Red Sea.
Picture interpretation: Iran's anti-ship missile technology is enough to deter US ships
Picture interpretation: Around 300 ships pass through the Strait of Gibraltar every day
Strategically, Iran will open a second front against Western shipping in the Strait of Gibraltar. This strait is an important waterway for global trade, and its strategic significance can be said to be comparable to that of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.
Merchant ships entering the Mediterranean need to pass through this strait to reach Europe, or merchant ships from the United States need to pass through this route to enter parts of Europe, as well as to reach the Suez Canal. So there are about 300 ships passing through here every day, which is 20% of the world's total maritime trade, and 80% of the EU's oil and gas imports pass through this route.
Picture interpretation: Drones monitor US amphibious landing ships
Once the strait is controlled, it means that Europe can form a strong containment and force Europe to put pressure on Israel to suspend attacks on Gaza. So the goal of this Iranian counterattack is very clear, to turn the Strait of Gibraltar into a second Red Sea, to send a strong warning to the American camp. This also means that the confrontation between the United States and Iran will show a situation of eruption from multiple points, not only in the Red Sea, but also in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Algeria is geographically close to the Mediterranean Sea, but closer to the strait is Morocco, which has good relations with Israel, so it is impossible to count on Morocco. Then the Algerian armed forces can deter Western merchant ships by controlling the shipping lanes near the strait, and then force Israel to stop air strikes on Gaza. This article was first published exclusively by @川陀智库 and is not reproduced in any form. #文章首发挑战赛#