Iran and Houthi terror proxy facing Red Sea threat from pro-US African nation ^72.9%

Fox News - By Paul Tilsley - 5/27/2026, 11:21 AM

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Iran is said to be ‘deeply threatened’ by the small African breakaway state, Somaliland, because of the potential for U.S., Israeli and Western powers to use its deep water port and airbase. Such moves would severely disrupt Iran’s plan to use their proxy, Yemen’s Houthi terror group, to attack Red Sea shipping. Iran has been accused of... more

Live Updates: Trump says war with Iran necessary to prevent ‘lunatics’ from obtaining a nuclear weapon | Fox News Digital ^35.9%

Fox News - By Greg Norman-Diamond, Sophia Compton, Brittany Miller, Efrat Lachter, Paul Tilsley, Jasmine Baehr, Alexandra Koch - 5/2/2026, 10:20 AM

President Donald Trump on Friday defended the war with Iran as necessary to prevent the regime from having a nuclear weapon. “We cannot let lunatics have a nuclear weapon," Trump said during remarks at The Villages in Florida. The president acknowledged he expected more severe economic fallout but said he had to do “what's right.” more

Could Somaliland base emerge as US foothold against Iran, Houthis in key sea lanes? ^58.8%

Fox News - By Paul Tilsley - 4/13/2026, 3:49 PM

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JOHANNESBURG: A strategically important air base and port have been offered to the U.S. as a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz begins and Iran-backed threats target the key Red Sea choke point of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Top U.S. military officials, including the commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Gen. Dagvin Anderson, recently... more