Food supplies dwindle in Yemen after Hormuz closure

Food supplies dwindle in Yemen after Hormuz closure

Concerns are rising over the availability and cost of food supplies in Yemen, which is already facing high levels of food insecurity, following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and rising commercial shipping costs. The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important waterways, was closed by Iran on 2 March after joint US-Israeli strikes on the country in late February. Since April, Yemen’s government’s National Committee for Regulating an…