Iran Directs Houthis to Stand Ready for Red Sea Closure
🌊 RED SEA — Tehran just handed Houthis the trigger for both chokepoints. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: An Iranian directive converts Houthi standby into a coordinated two-front squeeze. Bab el-Mandeb handles 10% of global trade — closing it kills every bypass Hormuz shippers now use. European importers rationing on one chokepoint have no fallback. CENTCOM cannot enforce two straits simultaneously. This is Tehran's asymmetric answer to six nights of attrition.
