Iran Extends Strategic Leverage Over Bab al‑Mandab Through Houthi Coastal Gains

A rapid offensive by Iranian‑backed Houthi forces along Yemen’s Red Sea coast has boosted Tehran’s position in its economic confrontation with Washington, placing the Bab al‑Mandab strait — a chokepoint vital to global shipping that exceeds the Strait of Hormuz in importance — squarely within Iran’s leverage portfolio.

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