Iran’s recent dispatch of the Alborz destroyer to the Red Sea marks a significant escalation in regional tensions. This strategic move follows the U.S. Navy‘s sinking of three Houthi boats, complicating efforts to secure a vital global trade waterway. The Alborz crossed the Bab El-Mandeb strait, a key chokepoint between the Red Sea and the […]
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