IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani claimed that the Bab al-Mandab Strait is "like wax in the hands of Hezbollah, Ansar Allah supporters, Yemen, and parts of the resistance that are not Yemeni." The remark, posted Tuesday morning via an Iranian-aligned Arabic-language desk, follows a series of Qaani statements over recent days warning of coordinated pressure points against Israel and the US. It has not been independently corroborated by official Iranian sources.
IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani issued a new threat Tuesday morning, claiming the Bab al-Mandab Strait is "like wax in the hands of Hezbollah" and its allies. The statement, circulated by the Iranian-aligned Arabic-language account Abu Salih, describes a broad coalition including Hezbollah, Ansar Allah (the Houthi movement), and unspecified non-Yemeni resistance elements as controlling the strategic waterway.
The remark follows a series of Qaani statements over the past week, as The Zioneer has reported: on June 14 he predicted a "huge victory for Hezbollah"; on June 11 he asserted Hezbollah would keep fighting in southern Lebanon; and earlier Tuesday morning he warned the US and Israel that new "pressure points" beyond Bab al-Mandab and Hormuz would be exposed. Today's statement further emphasizes the centrality of the Bab al-Mandab choke point in Iran's regional messaging.
Qaani's claim has not been independently corroborated by official Iranian state media or Hezbollah sources. It is based on a single unverified report from an affiliated desk channel.
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