Iran threatens to close strategic Bab El-Mandeb waterway

A senior Iranian official warned that Iran’s allies could close the Bab El-Mandeb waterway if “the situation gets out of control,” The Jerusalem Post reports.

The narrow strait, a key chokepoint for global maritime trade, links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

The official further cautioned that the region could descend into “complete darkness” should the United States carry out its threat to strike Iranian power plants.

By Vafa Guliyeva