Iran warns ships and redirects traffic amid Bab el-Mandeb tensions. Closure of Bab el-Mandeb Strait by May 31 at 10.5% YES.

The fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire is being tested by reports of Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz despite President Donald Trump’s demand for a “complete and immediate” reopening of ...

Iran may be widening its playbook. After squeezing Hormuz, it’s now hinting at Bab el-Mandeb — a move that could shake oil, trade and food supply chains worldwide.

As Iran’s Houthi allies enter the conflict, Iran has threatened to disrupt shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait – a strategic waterway linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal – ...

A top adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has threatened that Iranian allies could shut the Bab al-Mandeb shipping route as Tehran has effectively done with the Strait of Hormuz. The ...

Iran has a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and as pressure mounts, it's threatened to target another vital Middle East shipping lane, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Foreign policy experts warn that the strait is not the only potential choke point that Iran and its proxies could leverage amid the war.

Yemeni fishermen sail in the waters overlooking the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait on April 5, 2026. The fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire is being tested by reports of Tehran’s continued chokehold on the ...