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Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/25/handling-irans-houthi-hornets-nest/
Handling Iran's Houthi Hornet's Nest
(Washington Times) Editorial - The Iran-backed Houthis have seized upon the war that Hamas instigated against Israel to launch drone attacks on some commercial ships and to commandeer others passing by their Yemeni bases. Rather than swatting swarming Houthi drones one by one as they buzz toward vulnerable Red Sea shipping, the newly formed naval coalition should knock out a terror base or two, thereby demonstrating the penalty for interrupting the right to safe passage in waters protected by international convention. Ultimately, Iran must be disabused of the notion that it can use terror to impose its long-sought Islamic caliphate across the Middle East and isolate the region from the modern world. Moreover, if Iran is left unhindered in putting the finishing touches on its nuclear weapons program, the world will have much more than mad Houthi hornets with which to contend. Regrettably, there is simply no effective alternative to peace through strength.