Losing Access to Bab El-Mandeb Would Be 'Catastrophic,' Qatar Warns
Qatar said another Red Sea closure would deepen pressure on oil flows and shipping as global supply chains remain strained, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Qatar Ministry Director of Media and Communications Ibrahim Sultan Hashmi warned that closing the Bab Mandab Strait would be "catastrophic," citing the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and recent Iran-backed Houthis gains.
- Seizing the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands on Monday, the Houthis strengthened their position in the southern Red Sea after government-allied forces withdrew.
- Known in Arabic as the "Gate of Tears," the Bab Mandab links the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea, forcing vessels between Asia and Europe to pass through this critical chokepoint.
- Urging countries to prevent waterway blockages from becoming the "new normal," Hashmi emphasized that the world cannot afford further disruptions to maritime transit security.
- Qatar is working with international partners to support freedom of navigation, warning that the global economy is already reeling from the effects of regional maritime blockades.
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"The world has suffered enough": Qatar warns against blockading Bab el-Mandeb
Qatar warned that the Bab el-Mandeb Strait should not be closed, especially now that the Strait of Hormuz is already in trouble. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Al-Hashmi stated that disrupting shipping on the world's two main shipping lanes...
Qatar warned that the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could not be closed – especially now that there was already a problem with the Strait of Ormuz – the representative of Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Al-Hashmi, said that if shipping was broken on the two main maritime routes of the world, it could be a disaster for the world to be able to find a solution to the problem.
Losing access to Bab el-Mandeb would be 'catastrophic,' Qatar warns
The Houthi Red Sea coast offensive has placed another vital shipping route at risk as the Hormuz blockade disrupts trade and energy supplies. Qatar said closing the Red Sea gateway would worsen the crisis and has called for a diplomatic solution.
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