July 15 (Reuters) - Iran has warned that its campaign to throttle global energy markets could be expanded from the Strait of Hormuz to the vital Red Sea route if U.S. attacks continue, a threat that depends on its Houthi allies in Yemen.This is why it matters and what it means for the Iran war and the global energy crisis:HOW BIG IS THE RISK TO GLOBAL ENERGY MARKETS?Closure of the Bab el-Mandeb strait — gateway to the Red Sea — would open a new front in the energy crisis and Iran's overarching conflict with the U.S.

Houthis closed the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, threatening 60% of Middle East oil exports. Closure by September 30 at 17.5% YES.

Iran shifts focus to the Red Sea, leveraging Houthi rebels amid US tensions. Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by August 31 at 12.5% YES.

By Samia NakhoulBEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen's…

Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now using the Houthis to extend its threat to global trade and energy supplies beyond the Persian Gulf.

Renewed tensions in Yemen could potentially pose a threat to the Bab al-Mandeb strait, at a time when there is no end in sight to Hormuz disruptions.

Iran is signaling potential closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait via its Houthi allies. This move risks disrupting global trade and vital energy supplies through the Red Sea.…

The fight over a vital shipping route could reshape how global chokepoints are used in future conflicts, experts say.

Iran's IRGC threatened to halt all Gulf oil exports, closed the Strait of Hormuz, and drove Brent Crude above $120 per barrel in a major geopolitical

The Iranian regime has skilfully leveraged the Strait of Hormuz to its advantage, but it isn’t the only strategic waterway at its disposal to blunt the US.

July 15 (Reuters) - Iran has warned that its campaign to throttle global energy markets could be expanded from the Strait of Hormuz to the vital Red Sea route if U.S. attacks…

In its latest bid to escalate, Iran has gone all-out. After closing the Strait of Hormuz, on Wednesday it threatened to go after other waterways in the region to stop energy…

Iran has signalled that it could expand pressure beyond the Strait of Hormuz to another of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern…