Houthis want to copy Iran's Hormuz control in the Red Sea: Yemeni FM
Jul 29, 2026
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 29: Yemen's Houthi movement is aiming to replicate Iran's strategy in the Strait of Hormuz by controlling shipping flows in the Red Sea's Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Yemeni government's top diplomat warned.
"The Houthis want to copy the Iranian model, and this will shut down two main straits, the gateways into the Gulf and Red Sea," the foreign minister-designate for the internationally recognised Yemeni government, Afrah Al-Zouba, told journalists.
Speaking at the Yemeni embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Al-Zouba said the Iran-backed Houthis have been emboldened due to the insufficient international response to their activities in the region. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune
