{"id":248,"date":"2026-06-01T19:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=248"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:17:21","slug":"could-bab-al-mandeb-be-the-next-strait-of-hormuz-iran-suggests-targeting-new-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=248","title":{"rendered":"Could Bab Al-Mandeb Be The Next Strait Of Hormuz? Iran Suggests Targeting New Front"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>War Heats Back Up In Lebanon<\/h2>\n<p>Israel began fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon after the group came to Iran\u2019s aid when the war started on Feb. 28. Since peace negotiations began, Iran has insisted a ceasefire in Lebanon was a prerequisite for continued talks to end the wider war. Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon in April, which was later extended. However, Israel restarted fighting in Lebanon against Hezbollah over the weekend\u2014pushing ground troops to their furthest point in the country in 26 years, the Associated Press reported. On Monday, Israel began air strikes on Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted these actions were in self-defense after Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with rocket strikes. In response, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was \u201cunequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon,\u201d adding in a statement on X the U.S. and Israel would be \u201cresponsible for the consequences of any violation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=246\">CBS News\u2019 Scott Pelley Accuses Boss Bari Weiss Of \u2018Murdering\u2019 \u201860 Minutes\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Reported Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>Less than a day after President Donald Trump\u2019s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began, Saudi officials were already concerned Iran could retaliate by targeting the Bab al-Mandeb\u2014the other major waterway Saudi Arabia uses to ship oil, the Wall Street Journal reported in April. However, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Forbes in April that Trump wanted the Strait of Hormuz \u201cfully open to facilitate the free flow of energy,\u201d and the government was in \u201cfrequent contact\u201d with gulf allies. Unnamed Saudi energy officials also told the Journal they had commitments from the Houthis not to attack Saudi ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb.<\/p>\n<h2>Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cToday, the unified command of the Resistance front views Bab al-Mandeb as it does Hormuz,\u201d Velayati wrote. This could refer to Iran\u2019s \u201cAxis of Resistance,\u201d the loosely aligned groups of militias and other groups supported by Iran, which include the Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Kata\u2019ib Hezbollah in Iraq. \u201cIf the White House dares to repeat its foolish mistakes, it will soon realize that the flow of global energy and trade can be disrupted with a single move,\u201d Velayati added.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=244\">Billionaire Barry Diller Wants MGM Resorts For $18B, Report Says<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Why Is The Bab Al-Mandeb Strait Important?<\/h2>\n<p>The closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait could further disrupt global trade, blocking yet another chokepoint for the petroleum exporting nations to ship oil and natural gas out of the region. An estimated 4.1 million barrels of petroleum products traveled through the strait per day in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency. In comparison, about 20 million barrels traveled through the Strait of Hormuz in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency. The Bab al-Mandeb Strait is one of the alternative routes for petroleum exporters to ship oil to Asia. About 7 million barrels of oil are now shipped to the Saudi Arabian city of Yanbu, a port on the Red Sea, through a pipeline, ABC News reported citing data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler. The oil that reaches Yanbu then transits through the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Trump\u2019s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz comes only days after Saudi Arabia announced it restored full pumping capacity through the pipeline to prewar levels\u2014about seven million barrels per day\u2014after the pipeline came under attack from likely Iranian missiles and drones.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>The Houthis have not attacked vessels in the Bab al-Mandeb yet, instead targeting Israel with missiles, but analysts who spoke to Politico and Al Jazeera predicted the group could start targeting ships in the strait, similar to the campaign they undertook in recent years during the Gaza war. Earlier in March, Iran\u2019s state-affiliated Tasnim News Agency quoted an Iranian military source that threatened \u201cinsecurity\u201d in the Bab al-Mandeb and Red Sea if the U.S. struck Iran\u2019s Kharg Island. Outside of oil, the Bab al-Mandeb, located on the sea route to Asia after passing through the Suez Canal, sees about 12% of all global trade, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=242\">Larry Ellison Becomes Third-Richest Man As Oracle Shares Hit Year\u2019s High\u2014Passing Bezos And Brin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, and shutting down the Bab al-Mandeb Strait could further disrupt oil markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Could Bab Al-Mandeb Be The Next Strait Of Hormuz? 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