# Qatar warns loss of Bab el-Mandeb access would be ‘catastrophic for the entire world’

https://mins.news/en/video/59594

- euronews, 2026-09-15 16:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXig5XIvfu0

> Qatar warns that closing the Red Sea gateway at Bab el-Mandeb would deepen the crisis and calls for a diplomatic solution. The Houthi offensive along the Red Sea coast has put another vital shipping route at risk, while the Hormuz blockade disrupts trade and energy supplies.

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