Peace efforts between the US and Iran have met another roadblock, after renewed attacks in Lebanon prompted Tehran to stop exchanging messages with Washington through mediators.
According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, the country, along with the Resistance Front, which includes allied groups in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq, has drawn up an agenda to fully block the Strait of Hormuz and activate additional fronts, including the Bab El Mandeb Strait, with the aim of “punishing” Israel and its supporters. The Bab El Mandeb, a key maritime chokepoint off Yemen’s coast leading towards the Suez Canal, was highlighted as a potential strategic pressure point if the Houthis open a new front.
