Iran's Ghalibaf raises questions over another global shipping route

Middle East Eye · April 4, 2026 Politics

Iran's Ghalibaf raises questions over another global shipping route Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf pointed to the strategic importance of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in a post on X, appearing to warn commercial shipping, raising concerns about another key maritime choke point as tensions escalate. “What share of global oil, LNG, wheat, rice, and fertilizer shipments transits the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait? ” Ghalibaf wrote.

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