Closure of Bab al-Mandeb 'likely' amid Iran-US war: Houthi official

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : 'The Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and Bab al-Mandab will be among the options,' Mohammed Mansour says A Houthi official in Yemen has not ruled out the closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as part of the ongoing military escalation between Iran, the US and Israel, as war entered its second month.
42% : " "Every step we take is carefully calculated to be effective and to increase the pressure on Israel and the US," he said.
36% : Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.
33% : " Mansour said the Houthi group has many options to pile pressure on Israel and the US amid the current war with Iran.
32% : Mansour said the Houthis' move to join the war "aims to increase pressure on Israel and the US.
30% : " Regional escalation has continued to flare since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, so far killing over 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
27% : The Houthi group launched missile strikes toward Israel on Saturday, the first by the Iran-backed Yemeni group since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive against Tehran last month.
20% : The Houthi group had launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping lanes in response to Israel's deadly offensive on Gaza, which killed more than 72,000 people since October 2023.

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