Iran Orders Houthis to Prepare Closing of Critical Red Sea Strait

Iran has instructed Yemen's Houthi forces to prepare to shut the Bab el-Mandeb Strait using missiles, drones and sea mines if the U.S. strikes Iranian infrastructure, with weapons already deployed and awaiting orders. This coordinated threat — executed through Iran's Axis of Resistance network under IRGC oversight — signals a deliberate strategy to weaponise global trade routes, escalating the Middle East conflict toward wider regional war. Scripture warns that the end times will be marked by wars, rumours of wars, and widespread economic disruption, consistent with the deliberate throttling of shipping lanes carrying 7% of global energy supplies.