Houthis declare maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, threatening Red Sea shipping

Yemen's ongoing civil war has killed over 150,000 people and left 22 million in need of humanitarian aid, with the Houthi-Saudi conflict contributing significantly to the crisis.

From the fractured landscape of Yemen, where civil war has ground on for over a decade, the Houthi movement has now extended its reach to the sea — declaring a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia and threatening to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world's most consequential waterways. The announcement, framed as reciprocal justice for years of Saudi blockade, arrives at a moment when global energy markets are already strained, with Saudi crude increasingly dependent on Red Sea routes diverted away from a volatile Strait of Hormuz. Whether the declaration becomes action remains unce

Houthis declare maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, threatening Red Sea shipping

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