Qatar warns against ‘catastrophic’ Bab al-Mandab closure
<p>Doha, Qatar: Qatar has warned of dire consequences if the vital Bab al-Mandab waterway were to close, after a months-long blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and recent Houthi gains on the Red Sea coast.</p> <p>Director of Media and Communications Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi warned while at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs weekly media briefings. <br /> <br /> Al Jazeera quoted the official as he…
Qatar has issued a stark warning against the closure of the Bab al-Mandab waterway, following a months-long blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and recent Houthi advances on the Red Sea coast. Director of Media and Communications Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi, speaking at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs weekly media briefings, emphasized the global consequences of such a closure, stating that the world is already suffering enough from the Hormuz blockade and cannot bear the additional impact of the Bab al-Mandab's closure.
The official warned that such an event would be "catastrophic for the entire world," and Qatar is actively pursuing diplomatic efforts to prevent any such occurrence.
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