The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network: report
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Iran has reportedly instructed Houthi rebels in Yemen to prepare to block the Red Sea shipping route if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure. This potential escalation threatens to disrupt global energy supplies by closing a critical maritime gateway.
Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday (July 16, 2026), posing a potent new threat to global energy supplies.
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