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title: "The Yemeni Houthi armed group claims it may block the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait"
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description: "According to a report by RIA Novosti on the 20th, Mohammed Bukhaiti, a member of the political bureau of the Houthi armed group in Yemen, stated that the organization may block the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in support of Iran. Bukhaiti told RIA Novosti that the Houthi armed group is considering all possible options to support Iran in resisting military strikes from the United States and Israel. If it becomes necessary to close the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Houthi armed group will only attack vessels from countries involved in attacks against Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine. (Xinhua News Agency)"
datetime: "2026-03-20T03:52:18.000Z"
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# The Yemeni Houthi armed group claims it may block the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait

According to a report by RIA Novosti on the 20th, Mohammed Bukhaiti, a member of the political bureau of the Houthi armed group in Yemen, stated that the organization may block the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to support Iran. Bukhaiti told RIA Novosti that the Houthi armed group is considering all possible options to support Iran in resisting military strikes from the United States and Israel. If it becomes necessary to close the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Houthi armed group will only attack vessels from countries involved in attacks on Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine. (Xinhua News Agency)

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