With Donald Trump's five-day deadline for peace talks ending on Friday, and amid rising speculation of a US ground invasion in Iran's Kharg Island, Tehran has threatened to open a new front in the war by blocking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, Iran has now shifted its focus to the Bab el-Mandeb, the gateway to the Red Sea, which carries 12% of global crude oil shipments. If this strait is also disrupted, the global energy market will face another major hit. Iran is well aware that its chokehold on Hormuz, through which 20% of the global energy passes, gives it significant leverage in the war. Trump knows he can't end the war until he breaks that chokehold. While Trump has signalled a willingness to de-escalate the conflict, plans are afoot to put boots on the ground to occupy Kharg Island to pressure Iran to reopen Hormuz.
How much will be left of Greece if this continues. China owns most ports, Germany runs the airports, foreign investores are buying up properties and yet the Greek governement calls this a good thing. A good thing for who? The elites and wealthy? Ask the grandmother that was left homeless or the families that are struggling to put food on the table to feed their kids. Do not be fooled by the pictures of Greeks partying on the islands. Most of them are tourists. The locals can't afford to party. On top of that, Europe is forcefeeding Muslim migrants to Greece and the Greek governement is useless in saying no. Greece has no money to to be able to house these Muslims. So again I ask, how long will the Greeks put up with this economic occupation.
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