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Iran Threatens to Extend War to Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Iran threatens to expand conflict to the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the U.S. attacks Kharg Island, risking disruption of key global oil shipping routes.

  • Iran warned it could target shipping routes in the Red Sea, including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, if faced with a U.S. ground operation or threats to its territory.
  • An Iranian official stated Iran would open other fronts as a surprise if enemies attempt a ground operation on Iranian islands or territory.
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If the United States devastates land invasion in Iran, Iranian regime threatens to open up a new front of war: Bab el-Mandeb. What is this channel, which is of the "most strategic points in the world"?

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Warning of a strike on a critical sea route in the event of a military escalation in the Persian Gulf - The role of the Houthis and the importance of the Red Sea

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As the war in the Middle East continues to rage and the Strait of Ormuz remains paralysed, Tehran has threatened to attack another strategic point of global maritime trade. Thus, in the event of a land invasion of the United States, Iran has indicated that it will open a "new front" in the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb.

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Iran hotar med att öppna en ny strategisk front om USA och Israel försöker ta control över iranska öar, skriver CNN. Det för världshandeln mycket viktiga sundet Bab al-Mandab pekas ut.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Iran will open "a new front", in the case of an American land invasion in Bab el-Mandeb, a crucial barrier to global maritime traffic, which links the Red Sea of the Gulf Aden, has warned Wednesday a military source mentioned by the Iranian agency Tasnim. Iran's article does not give rise to threats and threatens that, if the US is too much soldiers on the ground, Tehran will respond, including by closing another major striker, Bab el-Mandeb app…

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Iran will open "a new front", in the case of an American land invasion in Bab el-Mandeb, a crucial milestone for global maritime traffic, which connects the Red Sea of the Gulf Aden, warned Wednesday a military source named by the Iranian agency Tasnim, according to AFP. The only direct access port to the Suez Canal, "The Bab el-Mandeb Stream is numbering ...

·Romania
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Express US broke the news in on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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