Iranian Speaker Threatens Red Sea Shipping Route

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has reportedly threatened to disrupt commercial shipping traffic through the Mandeb Strait, a crucial Red Sea passage. According to BlockBeats, this statement was made following a report by NBC News on April 3. Ghalibaf questioned on social media platform X about the global share of oil, liquefied natural gas, wheat, rice, and fertilizer transported through the Mandeb Strait. He further inquired about which countries and companies have the highest shipping volumes through this route. In recent years, vessels passing through this area have repeatedly faced attacks from the Houthi armed group in Yemen, which is allied with the Iranian regime. The threat to the Mandeb Strait comes as Iran has already significantly disrupted shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, causing turmoil in the global economy.