Iranian champion Yahya Rahim Safavi:

Iranian champion Yahya Rahim Safavi:

"I think that the connection of the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Bab al-Mandab, will change the arena of war."

He added that if the Americans start a new war, a new front may be opened centered on the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab, and asked if they are ready to fight there.