How serious is Iran’s threat to sabotage ships in the Red Sea? | | US-Israel War on Iran News

The Bab al-Mandeb River is important as an international shipping artery, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

This week, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened to turn the Bab al-Mandeb route into its frontline in a war with the US. Such a move would mean relying on the Houthis’ allies in Yemen to block the vital shipping route.

But how big is the threat, and what would the consequences be for an already fragile region – and the global economy?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan

Guests:

Ali Ahmadi – Senior fellow at the Geneva Center for Security Policy

Ian Ralby – Senior Fellow at the Center for Maritime Strategy

Farea Al Muslimi – Researcher at Chatham House in the Middle East and North Africa Programme