Houthi Attacks Turn Bab El-Mandeb Into Next Hormuz Flashpoint

New Houthi Attacks Highlight a Persistent Standoff

Imagine you have a narrow waterway in the Middle East through which a significant percentage of the world’s oil supply runs. There’s a war going on, and an armed faction starts attacking ships along that route. These attacks disrupt supplies, and raise costs for everyone. You may be thinking, this sounds familiar. Iran has done this with the Strait of Hormuz. But now, these kinds of attacks are also happening near Yemen. A Yemeni group, known as…

Houthi Attacks Turn Bab el-Mandeb Into Next Hormuz Flashpoint

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Bab el-Mandeb Strait faces growing threat as Houthi attacks raise fears of a second Hormuz

Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping raise questions about whether Bab el-Mandeb could become the next Strait of Hormuz as the Iran war disrupts oil transit routes.