# bab el mandeb (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bab el mandeb. Page: Feed: --- ## [Putin Is Pivoting East--and NATO is Looking the Wrong Way](https://weichert.substack.com/p/putin-is-pivoting-east-and-nato-is) _2026-08-21 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ The Russian leader’s unprecedented visit to the disputed Kuril Islands offers a clue about where Moscow’s strategic attention may turn after Ukraine ## [Calling Virginia-Class Submarines SSGNs Will Not Save the Navy](https://weichert.substack.com/p/calling-virginia-class-submarines) _2026-08-13 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ America cannot redesignate its way out of a submarine shortage. ## [America Supercharged the Rise of the Islamic Republic of Iran](https://weichert.substack.com/p/america-supercharged-the-rise-of) _2026-08-08 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ The great irony of America's war with Iran is that Washington has strengthened the very regime it meant to destroy. ## [The Battle That Could Decide the Ukraine War Has Begun](https://weichert.substack.com/p/the-battle-that-could-decide-the) _2026-08-05 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ Russian forces are closing in on Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, Ukraine's last major fortress cities in Donetsk. ## [Did MBS Force Trump to Back Down on Iran Strikes?](https://weichert.substack.com/p/did-mbs-force-trump-to-back-down) _2026-08-03 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ Saudi Arabia fears Iranian retaliation against its energy sector, prompting MbS to press Trump for another pause in the war. ## [India's Quiet Strategy to Challenge China at the Strait of Malacca](https://weichert.substack.com/p/indias-quiet-strategy-to-challenge) _2026-07-24 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ Rather than matching Beijing base for base, New Delhi is building a network of strategic access points designed to increase its leverage over one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints. ## [Israel's Dolphin-Class Submarine Changes the Iran War](https://weichert.substack.com/p/israels-dolphin-class-submarine-changes) _2026-07-21 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ Israel is positioning their nuclear-armed subs for potential strikes against Iranian targets. ## [China Escaped the First Oil Shock. It May Trigger the Next One](https://weichert.substack.com/p/china-escaped-the-first-oil-shock) _2026-07-20 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ Beijing escaped the first energy shock by drawing down its enormous petroleum reserves. Its return to the global oil market could unleash the crisis China was trying to avoid. ## [America Can Bomb Pickaxe Mountain—But Can Any US Weapon Actually Destroy It?](https://weichert.substack.com/p/america-can-bomb-pickaxe-mountainbut) _2026-07-19 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ THE WEEKENDER REPORTS: The GBU-57, JASSM-ER, Tomahawk—and even nuclear weapons—all have limits against Iran's deepest underground fortress. ## [Israel's Southern Lebanon Withdrawal Masks a Dangerous New Phase of the Middle East War](https://weichert.substack.com/p/israels-southern-lebanon-withdrawal) _2026-07-16 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ Israel's consolidation in Southern Lebanon may be preparing the battlefield for a Syrian-led assault on Hezbollah—and a wider regional war. ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WRvGBBWOXC58) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Houthis Ready to Close the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb](https://weichert.substack.com/p/houthis-ready-to-close-the-strait) _2026-07-13 · The Weichert Brief · The Weichert Brief_ Hormuz is closed. Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea could be next. The consequences would be global.