🚨 BREAKING: Iran warns another key waterway could face the same situation as the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. makes a “strategic mistake.”
Officials suggest the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal — could be targeted, threatening a major global… https://t.co/6y0RpNowGJ
— Xfactor | Geopolitics (@xfactorgeopol) March 11, 2026
Bab el‑Mandeb links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and handles tens of millions of barrels of oil every day. Iran has already mined the Strait of Hormuz and attacked commercial vessels there. Now a senior military official says Bab el‑Mandeb could get the same treatment if the U.S. makes a strategic mistake. Most of Washington and Europe are acting like this is just words. The truth is if Iran decides to act both straits could be disrupted at once and global energy, shipping, and military logistics would instantly feel it. Anyone ignoring this is pretending massive consequences won’t hit fast.
