Biden’s Restraint Signaled Weakness to Iran-Whose Sights Are on the Red Sea | Opinion

After Iran essentially closed off the Red Sea and with it the Suez Canal through its proxy, the Houthis rebels, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has now threatened to shut down traffic in another large body of water. “They shall soon await the closure of the Mediterranean Sea, Gibraltar, and other waterways,” General Mohammad Reza Naqdi said last month, referring to “crimes” in Gaza of the United States and its partners. Analysts scoffed at the bold announcement. “Iran has no direct access to the Mediterranean itself, and it was not clear how the Guards could attempt to close if off,”…