After Hormuz, Here's Why the Red Sea Is Now the World's Most Vulnerable Shipping Route

July 15 (Reuters) – Iran has warned that its campaign to throttle global energy markets could be expanded from the Strait of Hormuz to the vital Red Sea route if U.S. attacks continue, a threat that depends on its Houthi allies in Yemen.

This is why it matters and what it means for the Iran war and the global energy crisis:

HOW BIG IS THE RISK TO GLOBAL ENERGY MARKETS?

Closure of the Bab el-Mandeb strait — gateway to the Red Sea — would open a new front in the energy crisis and Iran’s overarching