Iran primes Houthis to shut Bab el-Mandeb

AI Summary

Iran has reportedly instructed Yemen’s Houthi movement to prepare to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the US attacks its power infrastructure. This raises the risk of a shipping crisis in the strategically important Red Sea passage.

The risk of the Red Sea shipping crisis erupting again has risen, with Iran reportedly asking Yemen’s Houthi movement to prepare to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure. Three sources told Reuters that the proposal has been discussed by Iran’s leadership and conveyed to the Houthis, while a …