Houthis plot to open new front in Iran war

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source told The Telegraph. "This coordination is aimed at totally controlling and blocking the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb when Iran decides in the future." He added: "The Houthis are transferring drone technology to al-Shabab on behalf of Iran, so the Houthis are becoming the leaders of the region." The effort, the source said, is a deliberate Iranian attempt to control "the other side of the Red Sea" and create a scenario similar to its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, which sits on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula. Both waterways are crucial to global energy supplies. Around 10 to 12 per cent of global annual maritime trade flows through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, which leads to and from the Suez Canal. When the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on Feb 28, Tehran effectively closed Hormuz to shipping traffic – a move that sent the price of oil, fertiliser and many other...