Rebeccah Heinrichs examines why the United States is striking deeper into southern Iran. She also discusses the strategic importance of Chabahar, Bandar Abbas, and Iran’s southern transport network. She unpacks whether the attacks are focused solely on weakening Tehran’s ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, or signal a broader US military strategy.
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Migrants storm a barbed-wire fence as they attempt to cross the land border with Spain's African enclave of Ceuta near Fnideq in northern Morocco on September 15, 2024. (Getty Images)