Iran threatens Bab al-Mandeb closure: How would that affect world trade? ^0%

Al Jazeera - By Priyanka Shankar, Charu Sudan Kasturi - 4/6/2026, 11:49 AM

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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 Bab-al-Mandeb connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and is a crucial waterway for global oil trade. Its importance has increased since Iran’s... more