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Iran Instructs Houthis to Threaten Red Sea Oil Routes

First detected 17 Jul · last moved 18h ago · IR YE US
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Iran has directed Yemen's Houthi forces to prepare disruption of the Red Sea shipping lane through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in response to potential U.S. strikes on Iranian infrastructure. Missiles and drones have been positioned near the chokepoint, with Houthi forces standing ready to execute operations under reported IRGC command.

The signals behind it · 1
4Oil5d ago
Iran instructed Houthis to prepare Red Sea disruptions if the US attacks Iranian infrastructure; the threat spans Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, the two major chokepoints for Middle Eastern oil export.