Yemen's Houthi militia declared a naval blockade of Saudi shipping through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, threatening the second critical global oil trade chokepoint after the Strait of Hormuz. The group clarified it is targeting Saudi vessels specifically rather than closing the strait to all commerce.
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Houthis announce blockade of Saudi Arabia, ships reroute to avoid Bab al Mandeb Strait www.longwarjournal.org/archives/202... The Houthis declared a complete maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, claiming it is in response to blockades imposed by the Saudi-led coalition that supports Yemen's internationally recognized governmen...
Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthi rebels have claimed attacks in the Red Sea on two Saudi oil tankers and say they will blockade the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a crucial passage into the Red Sea, as part of a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia. - Gateway to the Red Sea - Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Bab al-Mandeb strait sits at the southern tip of the Red Sea, connecting it with the Gulf of Aden
Yemen’s Houthis declared a blockade on Saudi shipping through Bab el-Mandeb, threatening a second critical trade chokepoint alongside the Strait of Hormuz. #Yemen, #Houthis, #SaudiArabia, #BabElMandeb, #StraitOfHormuz, #RedSea, #MiddleEast, #GlobalTrade, #Shipping www.wtfwire.com/finance/hout... Yemen's Houthis declared a blockade on Saudi shipping through Bab el-Mandeb, threatening a second criti
The Iran-aligned Houthi militia group instead says it has only established a "naval blockade" of Saudi ships in the Red Sea. It comes as the US and Iran also vie for control of the vital Strait of Hormuz. DW has more.
Houthi rebels have claimed a missile attack on Saudia Arabia's southern city of Jazan, after Riyadh struck military targets in Yemen following the Iran-backed group's Red Sea blockade.