Iran Reportedly Tells Houthis to Stand Ready to Close Bab elMandeb
Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthis militias to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, posing a potent new threat to global energy supplies. The idea has been discussed within Iran's leadership, and the message has been conveyed to its Houthi allies, two senior Iranian sources and a regional source familiar with the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
