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Houthis renew Bab el-Mandeb closure threat

A Houthi deputy foreign minister warns the group will close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if President Trump continues to hinder peace efforts.

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Yemen's Houthi movement has issued a renewed threat to blockade the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical global shipping chokepoint. Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Ezzi stated the closure would be enacted if US President Donald Trump continues to hinder peace efforts in the region. The threat underscores the Houthis' leverage over a major maritime route amid ongoing regional tensions. This is the latest in a series of similar warnings from the group, which controls much of Yemen's Red Sea coast.
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