How serious is Iran’s threat to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea?
After the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC warns it could next target Bab al-Mandeb.
After the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC warns it could next target Bab al-Mandeb.
Iran's threat to disrupt shipping at Bab al-Mandeb (near the Red Sea outlet) relates to control of waterways and chokepoints. P65 describes the Euphrates drying up to enable kings of the east to advance toward Israel. While this headline focuses on contemporary geopolitical disruption rather than the specific eschatological drying of the Euphrates, it reflects regional instability and waterway control dynamics relevant to end-times geopolitical realignment involving Middle Eastern powers.