The Strait of Bab al-Mandab, or Gate of Tears or Lament, can become a symbol of the conflict for the safety of navigation essential for the modern economy and global trade. If in fresh years the threats of piracy were considered as a strategical challenge, now we are dealing with something beyond the scale and scope of the then rampaging over the Gulf of Aden and Guinea. The Yemeni Houthis, together with Iran, are investigating the West with a completely fresh model of action and in a highly complex regional situation.