Analysis-After Hormuz, Iran turns to Red Sea gateway as new pressure point

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Analysis-After Hormuz, Iran turns to Red Sea gateway as new pressure point

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After disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is signaling potential use of Yemen's Houthi allies to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, threatening two critical global energy shipping lanes.

By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, opening a new front against Washington and putting two of the world's most vital energy arteries at risk.

World Security Conflict Politics Commodities Energy Shipping Iran Houthi Bab el-Mandeb Red Sea shipping lanes energy security Yemen maritime threats

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