@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social
2026-05-08 06:48 UTC
So why am I bringing up old news?
Global powers are falling over themselves to establish ties with Eritrea's leader who for decades they dismissed as an eccentric, pro-Moscow dictator. This despite him standing accused of overseeing a genocide.
Eritrea lies south of Saudi Arabia, & the Bab El Mandeb strait lies off its coastline. Key word, strait. You see where I'm going with this.
The value of Eritrea's position has suddenly skyrocketed, with the Hormuz uncertainty.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-the-west-is-courting-favour-with-eritrea-putting-aside-human-rights/
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@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social 2026-05-08 06:53
Most of the Gulf and western powers were certain that the IRGC in Tehran would crumble under the weight of the Israeli-American offensive against the country. As you all know, that hasn't exactly panned out. Some 4 million barrels of crude per day pass through the Bab El Mandeb. It has always been a strategic oil corridor but even more so now. And now there is a geopolitical race for this strait, with the realization that the reliability of the Hormuz is going to be compromised for a while.