Global Commerce is about to run into another brock wall. The Houthis in Yemen have publicly announced they will commence Blocking the Strait of Al-Mandab tomorrow (April 17) at noon local time in Yemen.
This will cut-off access to the Red Sea and to the Suez Canal.
Ships will then have to transit around the southern tip of Africa to get to the Atlantic Ocean, adding about 14,000 miles and two to three weeks additional transport time, to each vessel.
This news was reported by dolfiniran on the social media platform "X.com"
۰۱:۰۰/ ۲۸ فروردین
— هنر جنگ (@dolfiniran) April 16, 2026
از ظهر فردا گام های اولیه انسداد باب المندب برداشته خواهد شد.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
"dolfiniran" is a legitimate Iranian account. It posts real-time Persian-language analysis of the Iran-Israel conflict and is widely reported in OSINT circles (including Drop Site News and others) as linked to advisors close to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Not an official regime handle, but treated as an insider source with apparent access.
