You can always count on the regime in Tehran to fan the flames. According to the Guardian, “Iran has warned that it could send Revolutionary Guard naval units to escort humanitarian aid convoys seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza–a move that would certainly be challenged by Israel.” This would obviously add insult to injury and create significant escalation concerns. Unfortunately, it’s not to difficult to imagine a number of potential conflict scenarios in the Middle East where a skirmish quickly devolves into a high-intensity, regional conflict.
Posts Tagged ‘Gaza Blockade’
Blockade Running is a Dangerous Business
Blockade running is dangerous and can carry with it significant consequences, including death. Ask Rhett Butler or Han Solo, they know. I’ve been reading a lot about the blockade running incident which occurred on Monday. Of course, many of the reports are devoid of any real analysis–or facts, for that matter–and reflexively blame Israel. Leave it to Charles Krauthammer to make sense of it all:
But as Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, writes, the [Israeli] blockade is not just perfectly rational, it is perfectly legal. Gaza under Hamas is a self-declared enemy of Israel — a declaration backed up by more than 4,000 rockets fired at Israeli civilian territory. Yet…