Exclusive: Hezbollah’s role in the red sea maritime blockade against Israel

The process of imposing a blockade on Israel in the red sea is difficult and technologically demanding .

In an interview on the sideline of the Davos 2024 Forum few days ago, the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a slip of the tongue, admitted Hezbollah is involved in Yemen’s maritime blockade on Israel in the red sea. This claim poses the question about how Hezbollah is involved. In this post, I aim to explore a potential Hezbollah role and its implications on the blockade and the war more broadly.

It is important to emphasise that the process of imposing a blockade on Israel in the red sea is quite a technologically sophisticated one and by its nature requires extended influence in the Mediterranean Sea. Otherwise, a blockade risks being annulled with several work arounds and intelligence deficiencies.