Bab el-Mandeb 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.

Iranian general:

Mediterranean Sea, Gibraltar could be closed for Gaza crimes

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – "With the continuation of the crimes in Gaza, the United States and its allies have to wait for the closure of the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar," A high-ranking IRGC commander said.

Yemen claims responsibility for attack on tanker Strinda

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed a missile attack on an oil tanker in the Red Sea that was heading towards the Israeli regime.

Tanker ‘attacked by cruise missile’ at Bab el-Mandeb Strait

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – A tanker ship traveling through the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait separating East Africa from the Arabian Peninsula off the coast of Yemen has been hit by a missile.