Is Yemen Heading Back to Civil War as Iran-Backed Houthis Target a Vital Oil Route?
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Is Yemen heading back to civil war as Iran-backed Houthis target a vital oil route?
Yemen is edging towards renewed civil war as Houthi rebels intensify their offensive along the Red Sea, threatening the Bab el-Mandeb shipping route and raising fresh concerns over oil. The escalation could further disrupt global energy supplies and push prices even higher
Yemen is increasingly close to returning to civil war, while Iran-backed rebels threaten a crucial alternative to the Strait of Ormuz for maritime transport.
Yemen has not only been waiting for the moment of return, and if Yemen's escalation extends to navigation, the war will not remain an internal crisis or even a Saudi conflict, which will become part of a regional crisis affecting energy, trade, and global supply chains. Thursday, 2026/09/10, Yemen's calm over the past years could have been seen as the beginning of one of the longest crises in the region.
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