Iran's grip on the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes over the past few months has massively increased its leverage in the ongoing conflict with the US.
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Iran’s grip on the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes over the past few months has massively increased its leverage in the ongoing conflict with the US.
Now Iran’s allies in Yemen – the Houthis – seem to be following suit by moving in on the other critical waterway in the region, the Bab al-Mandab Strait which forms the entrance to the Red Sea.
Our Foreign Affairs correspondent Secunder Kermani joined Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
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Iran is signaling potential closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait via its Houthi allies. This move risks disrupting global trade…
Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now using the Houthis to extend its threat to global trade and…
Iran-aligned groups escalate attacks on Red Sea shipping. Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by August 31 at 10.5% YES.
Yemen faces a potential return to civil war as tensions escalate with an Iranian-backed rebel group
Renewed Yemen violence and Tehran's refusal to reopen Hormuz raise war fears, as a Syrian court also sentenced Assad to death.
Houthi rebels threaten to blockade the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, impacting global trade routes. They recently attacked two Saudi oil…
