Houthis threaten to disrupt oil shipping amid escalating conflict. Targeting shipping by August 31 at 50% YES.

Houthis closed the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, threatening 60% of Middle East oil exports. Closure by September 30 at 17.5% YES.

If the fighting in Yemen expands, and the Houthis try to block the Bab al-Mandeb, the world economy faces a new shock.

Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now using the Houthis to extend its threat to global trade and energy supplies beyond the Persian Gulf.

Renewed tensions in Yemen could potentially pose a threat to the Bab al-Mandeb strait, at a time when there is no end in sight to Hormuz disruptions.

Iran is signaling potential closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait via its Houthi allies. This move risks disrupting global trade and vital energy supplies through the Red Sea.…

July 15 (Reuters) - Iran has warned that its campaign to throttle global energy markets could be expanded from the Strait of Hormuz to the vital Red Sea route if U.S. attacks…

Houthis ban Israeli-linked vessels and attack ships in the Gulf of Aden. Successful targeting of shipping by August 31, 2026, at 51.5% YES.

A source close to the Houthis said the group had completed preparations to attack shipping by deploying missiles and drones near Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the gateway to the Red Sea.

Iran has reportedly instructed the Houthis to prepare to shut the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the U.S. attacks Iranian power infrastructure, threatening another major disruption to…

Houthi leader warns of targeting Saudi oil facilities amid Yemen tensions. WTI crude reaching $90 in July at 20.7% YES.

Iran has encouraged the Houthis to be ready to shut down shipping in the Red Sea if U.S. forces strike Tehran's power infrastructure.

Yemen's Houthis — aligned with Iran — have disrupted Red Sea shipping in the past — and there's a risk that they could do so again.

message has been conveyed to Iran's Houthi allies...

The warning comes after both sides exchanged strikes targeting airports, marking the biggest escalation since a 2022 truce.

Renewed war in Yemen and Houthi threats to Bab al-Mandeb collide with blackouts and deadly battery fires as the country's energy crisis deepens.

Houthis threaten to disrupt oil shipping amid escalating conflict. Targeting shipping by August 31 at 50% YES.

ADEN: Concerns are mounting over a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen as renewed military escalation by the Houthis coincides with the fallout from the resumption of the war…

An attack on the Red Sea gateway would leave just one route between Asia and Europe: all the way around Africa. | World News