Houthis Threaten to Block Red Sea Oil Exports as Iran War Escalates

Houthis Threaten to Block Red Sea Oil Exports as Iran War Escalates

As tensions in the Middle East escalated again over the weekend, the Iran-aligned Houthis threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the key oil shipping lane still open for crude shipments from the Middle East via ports on the Red Sea. “If Sana'a decides to close the Bab al-Mandab, then all of mankind and jinn will be utterly powerless to open it,” Houthi Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Ezzi posted on X, as quoted by media. “And therefore…

Iran war escalates as Houthis threaten to sever Saudi oil exports

Targets reportedly include a Saudi pipeline to the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and a UAE export terminal at Fujairah, outside the Gulf.

Yemen's Houthis threaten closure of Bab al-Mandeb Strait

Yemen's Houthi group warned on Saturday that the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait could be closed.

Houthis threaten to close key waterway amid escalating rhetoric

dpaCairoYemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have threatened to close the Bab Al-Mandab Strait off Yemen, a crucial global shipping route, amid escalating rhetoric between Tehran...