In the narrow waters between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, a centuries-old chokepoint has once again become the fulcrum of geopolitical ambition. The Houthi movement, governing most of Yemen after a decade of devastating civil war, has declared a maritime blockade on Saudi shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — a passage carrying roughly 8 percent of Asia's oil supply. Analysts read the move as Iran activating its regional network under mounting American pressure, while the Houthis simultaneously pursue their own leverage over a Saudi Arabia already weakened by conflict. What unfolds in t
Houthis' Red Sea blockade threatens to widen Middle East conflict and roil global oil markets
Houthi-Saudi conflict has killed over 150,000 people since 2014; previous Red Sea attacks killed at least nine sailors and sank four ships.