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RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)U.S. reassertion of control at Panama (kicking out the Chinese presence) probably helped motivate it along, but more basically it's an outcome of evolving military technology (cheap missiles and drones now accurate enough to hit ships), the U.S. vs. China superpower rivalry, and the geographical advantages of Iran.For any 21st century superpower to remain a superpower, it must ally with strategically located large countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Iran, the Philippines, Yemen ...