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A satellite image shows Bab al Mandab Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Iran threatens using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut this gateway too. (Nasa Worldview via Reuters)
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Shipping via Hormuz disrupted, Iran could tell Houthis to shut Bab al-Mandab: Why the narrow waterway matters

 July 17, 2026  Leave a Comment on Shipping via Hormuz disrupted, Iran could tell Houthis to shut Bab al-Mandab: Why the narrow waterway matters

Tehran has told Yemen’s Houthi rebels to be ready to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait if the US strikes Iranian power infrastructure – a warning…

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