MOSCOW, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi movement is considering blocking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to ships from aggressor countries against members of the so-called "axis of resistance," RIA Novosti reported on Friday.

Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis' political bureau, said that if the group were forced to close the strait, it would only attack vessels belonging to states that carry out aggression against Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq.

He noted that the movement is considering all possible scenarios to support Iran in its confrontation with the United States and Israel.

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic chokepoint linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, serves as a vital corridor for global trade, particularly oil and gas shipments between Europe and Asia. ■