Iran boasts it exercised considerable restraint.
Sending Biden US tax money to PLO and Hamas.
Paying for the Houthis to endanger and harass shipping* so only a minority of shippers are now going through that vital chokepoint for important international loads.
Supporting terrorism against US interests and troops in Middle East region.
*Washington Post: Almost one-fifth of U.S. freight arrives at East Coast ports after transiting the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, according to Moody’s. Solar panels, electric-vehicle batteries, toys and vacuum cleaners are among the goods making that trip.
AP story January, 2024:
How did the Houthi attacks affect shipping?
The normal route — three weeks via the Suez Canal — has been shut down by the Houthi attacks. Rerouting to the Panama Canal didn’t work either — the shipment was stymied there by the drought-related mess. Now, it might have to cross the Pacific to Los Angeles and come by truck or train to Maryland.
Iran is a Stone Age den of savages.