Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Yemeni official:

No one can open up Bab el-Mandeb Strait once shut

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – A senior Yemeni Ansarullah Resistance Movement has urged US President Donald Trump to refrain from making incendiary decisions and respect rights of Muslim nations, warning US and its allies of closure of Bab el-Mandab Strait.

Velayati warns;

One wrong move could lead to Bab el-Mandeb closure

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Iranian senior official Ali Akbar Velayati warned that repeated US mistakes could trigger the closure of Bab el-Mandeb, a key maritime route.

Oil prices rise above $115 bpd as Yemenis join war

TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – Global oil prices jumped and stocks fell sharply on Monday in Asia after the Yemeni Sanaa government joined the US-Zionist war against Iran and making Bab el-Mandab Strait the next potential choke point.