Yemen says it may shut strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait in support of Iran
A senior Yemeni military commander says the closure of the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait will be among the primary options of the Ansarullah resistance movement if it decides to assist Iran fight off an ongoing US-Israeli onslaught against Iran.
"Once the decision to intervene is made, the first measure could be the official declaration of a naval blockade against the United States and the Zionist regime. Merchant vessels and warships, including aircraft carriers, destined for the US soil and the occupied territories could therefore be stopped," Abed al-Thawr said on Saturday.
He added that among other possible measures could be the closure of Bab el-Mandeb Strait and a complete blockade of ships cruising towards the occupied lands.
Yemeni forces had earlier imposed a similar naval blockade on Israeli-owned or Israeli-affiliated ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid Israel's genocidal military campaign in the besieged coastal sliver.
The United States and Israel launched a large-scale unprovoked war of aggression against Iran, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders.
The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian installations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.
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