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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, as reports say Tehran has asked the Houthis to shut the Bab el-Mandeb if the US strikes Iranian infrastructure, threatening a second global shipping chokepoint.

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Primary source: Euronews

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