EU bolsters Red Sea mission amid reports Houthis may shut Bab el-Mandeb

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas visited Djibouti and signed a new security agreement to strengthen Europe's naval presence in the Red Sea, Euronews reports. The deal comes amid reports that Tehran has asked the Houthis to shut the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States strikes Iranian infrastructure. Closing that critical shipping chokepoint would threaten global trade, underscoring why Europe is fortifying its Red Sea footprint.

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