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General Category => Europe => Topic started by: raf on July 17, 2026, 02:44:56 PM
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EU bolsters Red Sea mission amid reports Houthis may shut Bab el-Mandeb
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas visited Djibouti and signed a new security agreement to strengthen Europe's naval presence, as reports say Tehran has asked the Houthis to shut the Bab el-Mandeb if the US strikes Iranian infrastructure, threatening a second global shipping chokepoint.
Source: EU bolsters Red Sea mission amid reports Houthis may shut Bab el-Mandeb (http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/17/eu-bolsters-red-sea-mission-amid-reports-houthis-may-shut-bab-el-mandeb)