The Houthi armed group is working with Iran to charge ships to transit the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea, threatening another waterway after Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a minister in Yemen's internationally recognised government said on Wednesday.
The Bab el-Mandeb, a narrow maritime artery in the Red Sea whose name means "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, has been a critical route for delivering crude to the international market after Tehran's attacks and threats choked off Gulf energy exports via Hormuz.