New security belt to take place from Gulf to Red Sea, says Iranian commander

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Esmaeil Qaani said a new security belt of Resistance will be established from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, off Yemen, and from the Gulf to the Red Sea, according to comments carried by state media.

Iranian officials use the term Resistance, or Axis of Resistance to refer to Iranian allies in the region including Yemen’s Houthis. –Agencies