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The Bab el-Mandeb Strait has returned to the geopolitical spotlight after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement announced on July 20 a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, warning that Saudi-linked vessels transiting the strategic waterway would be targeted. Shortly afterwards, the group reinforced the warning by emailing shipping companies, directing them not to load or unload cargo…
A sailor from the navy of Yemen’s Aden-based internationally recognised government stands at a machine-gun position aboard a vessel patrolling a shipping lane off Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday (July 26, 2026) after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil…
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The story so far: On Thursday (July 23, 2026), oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel, the highest in nearly two months, after the Houthis in Yemen said they had attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. The strikes, which the Houthis said were part of a “naval blockade” on Saudi Arabia, threaten…
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