Houthis threaten closure of Bab al-Mandeb Strait

[duluxe]

Backdropped by an LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tanker, a Yemeni soldier sails in waters north of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in Mokha, Yemen

Yemen's Houthi group warned on Saturday that the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait could be closed.


Houthi official Hussein al-Ezzi made the remarks in a post on X, noting the possibility of measures that would affect one of the world’s most critical maritime routes.


“If Sanaa makes the decision to close the Bab al-Mandeb, no force would be able to reopen it,” he said.


The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, located between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, is a vital shipping corridor connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. A significant portion of global trade, including energy supplies, passes through the narrow waterway.


The Houthi official urged Washington and its allies to “end all actions and policies that stand in the way of peace” and to respect what he described as the legitimate rights of the Yemeni people.…

 

[laksaboy]

These pirates are funded and supplied by the CCP. Looks like their masters in Beijing have given the order for them to bark now.

https://www.voachinese.com/a/houthi-chinese-netizens-20240118/7445840.html

 

[duluxe]

These pirates are funded and supplied by the CCP. Looks like their masters in Beijing have given the order for them to bark now.

https://www.voachinese.com/a/houthi-chinese-netizens-20240118/7445840.html

GY is standing by to bark..