What do Egypt, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Suez Canal, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, and Bab el-Mandab all have in common? Answer: IRAN. Yes, what is going on in Syria is shocking; however, it is nothing more than a strategic move (smoke screen) by Iran in gaining total control of Bab el-Mandab and the Horn of Africa. Why is all this so critical? Well, almost all of the trade between the European Union and China, India, Japan and the rest of Asia passes through Bab el-Mandab. Approximately 30% of the oil, including all of the oil and natural gas from the Persian Gulf heading West, passes through the Horn of Africa. Roughly 20,000 ships go through the Suez Canal and Red Sea each year.
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