Iran has reportedly directed Yemen’s Houthi movement to prepare for the closure of the Red Sea oil route, a crucial global energy supply channel, in the event of a U.S. attack on Iranian power infrastructure.
Tehran has relayed this strategy to the Houthi allies, posing a significant new threat to global energy supplies. The Houthi group has reportedly finished preparations to assault shipping by positioning missiles and drones near Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea gateway, and is now waiting for the go-ahead, Reuters reported on Thursday.
Representatives of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Yemen will reportedly decide when to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as per the report. The development follows the Houthis’ missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, ending a four-year truce after accusing Riyadh of bombing an airport under their control.
Calling Hormuz the “invincible red line,” Iran also warned that key targets in the Middle East would be “crushed under the steel blows” if President Donald Trump‘s threats to target the country’s infrastructure are carried out, reported CNBC, citing a statement by a top Iranian military official published on Telegram on Thursday.
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