Five reasons the Middle East is becoming more dangerous for the US Navy
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval ships’
frequent,
aggressive behavior
towards the US Navy has hit new levels in the past few months,
triggering several risky encounters in the Persian Gulf, even prompting a
terse exchange
during the first presidential debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald
Trump over who would respond better to such provocations if they were in
the White House.
Then US navy ships in the Red Sea were
targeted
on Oct 8 and 12 by missiles from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a capability
the group may have gained from their Iranian backers. Why have the
waters in the Middle East become more dangerous recently? Here are five
reasons, (hint: they all have to do with Iran):
We may see their behavior as
unprofessional, but for the IRGC our presence is illegitimate and
fundamentally not deserving of respect.
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