{"id":947501,"date":"2026-07-20T13:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/947501\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:31:15","slug":"irans-houthi-allies-in-yemen-declare-maritime-embargo-against-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/947501\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen declare maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a vital trade route linking the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Suez Canal, and Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

Gallo Images | Orbital Horizon | Getty Images<\/p>\n

Houthi militants in Yemen on Monday declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia effective immediately, threatening to exacerbate the oil supply disruption triggered by Iran’s attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. <\/p>\n

The Houthis have repeatedly threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait during the U.S.-Iran war. The strait is a chokepoint for commercial ship traffic that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and global markets. <\/p>\n

The militants, in a statement carried by state news<\/a>, accused the Saudis of laying an “aggressive siege” against them. Tensions escalated last week after they claimed that Riyadh had bombed Sanaa International Airport. <\/p>\n

The Saudis have diverted million of barrels of oil per day through a pipeline to an export terminal on the Red Sea. Those exports have acted as a crucial relief valve for global oil markets during the U.S.-Iran war. <\/p>\n

A closure of Bab el-Mandeb would block in those barrels, exacerbating the disruption triggered by Iran’s attacks on tankers in Hormuz. Crude oil prices, however, were little changed after the Houthis declared the embargo.<\/p>\n

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