Iran asks Houthis to close Bab al-Mandab if US attacks power network

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Iran has instructed Yemen's Houthis to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait if the US attacks its power infrastructure, threatening a key global shipping route. Saudi Arabia is closely monitoring the threat which could disrupt maritime traffic connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Iran asks Houthis to close Bab al-Mandab if US attacks power network Iran has asked the Houthis in Yemen to close the Red Sea gateway Bab al-Mandab Strait if the US attacks power infrastructure, Reuters reported. Saudi Arabia is taking the threat seriously, according to regional sources cited by Reuters, as Iran's ally stands ready to disrupt shipping in the strait connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.