Qatar Warns Against 'Catastrophic' Bab Al-Mandab Closure
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.
Director of Media and Communications Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi warned while at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs weekly media briefings.
Al Jazeera quoted the official as he said,“The world is suffering enough with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, so we cannot also afford to add the Bab al-Mandab into that equation.”
The official further added a closure of the southern entrance to the Red Sea would be“catastrophic for the entire world. And we are already seeing the consequences... so Qatar is pushing for diplomacy, dialogue.”
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