OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundTehran, Iran
Iran warns of 'unprecedented' response to blockade and raises Bab el-Mandeb threat
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- Local time
- 1:55 PM in Tehran
- Where
- Tehran, Iran
Senior lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran could seize ships in response to the US blockade and that its 'Yemeni allies' were ready to block the Bab el-Mandeb, and Press TV quoted a security source warning of 'practical and unprecedented military action' if the blockade continued.
Why it matters
The threats pointed at a second chokepoint that carries Gulf energy to the Suez Canal.
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