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Yemen FM: Houthis to Mirror Iran's Hormuz Control Model at Bab al-Mandeb

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Yemen FM: Houthis to Mirror Iran's Hormuz Control Model at Bab al-Mandeb

⚓ BAB AL-MANDEB — Yemen just claimed a chokepoint doctrine Tehran wrote. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Yemen's FM modeling Houthi claims on Iran's Hormuz sovereignty demand transforms Bab al-Mandeb from tactical pressure into a permanent governance dispute. This framing survives any Iran-US deal — locking in Houthi leverage regardless of Thursday. European shippers already rerouting via Cape face the same structural impasse Washington hasn't resolved at Hormuz.

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