Iran has suspended negotiations with the United States in response to Israeli strikes within Lebanon. Concerns are raised about potential Houthi actions impacting the Bab El Mandeb Strait.

If the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen, open a new front in the conflict, one obvious target would be ​the Bab El Mandeb ‌Strait off the coast of Yemen, a key shipping chokepoint and narrow passageway that controls sea traffic towards the Suez Canal