A Yemeni official has warned that American and British forces can no longer pass through the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait as tensions grow in the region following illegal US-led military strikes on the Arab country.
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the political bureau of the Ansarullah resistance movement, issued the warning on Monday after the United States and its allies bombed Yemen amid frustration with anti-Israel naval operations in the Red Sea.
He said that the Yemeni armed forces are developing their missile capabilities to bring new surprises soon.
βThe US and UK forces can no longer pass through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait,β a sea route chokepoint connecting theΒ Red SeaΒ to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean, he added.
