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When strategic chokepoints become battlegrounds, regional wars quickly become global crises. The attack on Egypt’s port signals that maritime security is no longer collateral damage—it is the new frontline of geopolitical competition.

Bombing alone has never won a war — and the current air campaign against Iran is no exception. The United States has trapped itself in a cycle of proxy warfare, where every escalation narrows the space for manoeuvre, and the “war nobody wants” becomes an inevitable reality.

The conflict in Yemen, now in its second decade, has entered a new and extremely perilous phase. Recent developments indicate that Sanaa has transitioned from defense to active deterrence, leveraging asymmetric capabilities to strike at the vital arteries of its powerful neighbor.