After an attack by Iran, Pakistan launches a counterattack with missiles
There is a climate of war in the Middle East; They are echoes of the conflict between Israel and Hamas terrorists.
The two countries have long accused each other of harboring militant groups that carry out attacks along the border. Iran said the target this time was the Sunni militant group Jaish al Ad. According to Iranian authorities, the group attacked the country's security forces at the border.
On Monday (15), the socalled Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the main force of their army, also bombed rebel groups in Iraq and Syria.
The Middle East today has several trouble spots. The region, which runs from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, is home to countries with a web of conflict. There are several countries and groups that have been embroiled in interconnected disputes for decades, and the current escalation is drawing attention.
1 of 2 Several countries and groups have been embroiled in interconnected disputes in the Middle East for decades Photo: JN There are several countries and groups that have been embroiled in interconnected disputes in the Middle East for decades Photo: JN
Since then, Israeli forces have been attacking the Gaza Strip with the aim of wiping out the terrorist group.
This Thursday (18), an Israeli attack in the south of Gaza, in Rafah, hit a house and killed 16 people, including children, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, which says: Israeli bombings have already killed 24,620 Palestinians.
In October, Hezbollah, an Iranfinanced rebel group from Lebanon, entered the stage. Hezbollah was founded with the aim of destroying the Israeli state and carried out attacks in northern Israel to defend Hamas and destabilize Israeli troops.
“Behind the word Houti lies the Red Sea. 40% of oil sales are hidden behind the Red Sea. This is what scares the Western world the most,” emphasizes Professor Leonardo Trevisan.
2 of 2 12% of the world's cargo ships pass through the Red Sea Photo: JN 12% of the world's cargo ships pass through the Red Sea Photo: JN
This Thursday, the US carried out new attacks against Houthi targets. The Pentagon said it destroyed 14 missiles intended to be fired by the rebels. Since November, the Houthis have carried out more than 20 attacks on ships from various countries.
What we are seeing now, a week ago, is the more direct involvement of the United States and also the United Kingdom in this story. In retaliation for the Houthis, both countries have already bombed more than 60 of the rebel group's targets in Yemen, including in the country's capital. And so the Middle East is currently experiencing an escalation of violence that is unprecedented in the region's recent history.
Leonardo Trevisan, Professor of International Relations at ESPM, highlights the role that Iran, which finances the Houthis and Hezbollah and supports Hamas, is playing in these disputes in the Middle East today:
“He wants to show that he is moving into other areas. To achieve this, it is exactly what the Iranian minister said: 'We have no borders'. And the reality is that they have the power, yes, to make their words count,” both as a wellplaced and very powerful missile reserve and in nuclear weapons. More than 120 kg of enriched uranium capable of producing at least three atomic bombs with the potential of Hiroshima. This is enough to set the region on fire and is enough for the regional project of Iranian power.”