Houthi rebels threaten to blockade the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, impacting global trade routes. They recently attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. This action escalates tensions and risks wider regional conflict. The vital strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Disruption here could significantly impact international shipping and oil supplies.

Yemen sits on the Bab el-Mandeb strait and closing that would open up a new front in the energy crisis and Iran's overarching conflict with the US. | World News

The Iran-backed group said the maritime embargo on the Gulf's biggest crude exporter would be effective immediately.

The Middle East situation has sharply escalated as Yemen’s Houthi rebels enter the conflict, announcing a naval blockade and ordering closures of ports Saudi Arabia. The move…

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it will respond to the Houthis' threats to ships with "force".

The Houthis, a Shiite militia in Yemen, which is aligned with Iran, have announced a naval blockade of a key waterway, the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait.

The rebel Houthis in Yemen have said they would close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait - a key Saudi waterway out of the Red Sea since the Strait of Hormuz closed

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis announced Monday they would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, further throttling a global energy market already...

Closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait could add a new ‘layer of complexity’ to hostilities

A successful effort to shut the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would strike at one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes

If shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is disrupted Saudi Arabia would face increased security costs and reduced flexibility in export shipments, Ahmed Nagi added

Yemen's Houthi rebels have declared a blockade on Saudi Arabia, potentially widening the Iran war and further disrupting global trade.

Warning to shipping companies, on top of Iran’s chokehold on strait of Hormuz, may severely affect Saudi oil exports

CAIRO (AP) — A declared blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels has the potential to widen the Iran war and further disrupt global oil supplies and international trade.

Houthi forces blockaded the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, raising shipping disruption concerns. Successful Houthi attacks on shipping by July 31 at 46% YES.

If Yemen's Houthi rebels successfully blockade Saudi Arabian ships, global oil supplies could come under more pressure.

A declared blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels has the potential to widen the Iran war.

The Houthi rebels, described as one of Iran's "merchants of chaos", have threatened to widen the conflict in the Middle East by declaring a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia.…

By Idrees Ali and Phil StewartWASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - A Houthi threat to impose a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea could significantly widen the Iran war…

The Houthis' threats to block Saudi ports signify a troubling development in the Iran war, potentially raising US military commitments in the region. With a history of…

Declared blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has the potential to widen the Iran war and further disrupt global oil supplies and international trade.