Bab al-Mandeb: US war on Iran gives Houthis new leverage over Saudi Arabia

When https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/yemen" target="_blank">Yemen’s Houthis threatened a “maritime embargo” on Saudi ports last week, the risk of war returning to the Arabian Peninsula - and of Bab al-Mandeb becoming the second major oil chokepoint under threat - suddenly became real.

The escalation began after https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/saudi-arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia attacked Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport more than two weeks ago, potentially pulling the country deeper into the expanding US-Israeli war on Iran.

The attack followed the Houthis’ decision to reopen Sanaa airport to direct flights from https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/iran" target="_blank">Iran.

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