میدل ایست آیBab al-Mandeb: US war on Iran gives Houthis new leverage over Saudi Arabia
Bab al-Mandeb: US war on Iran gives Houthis new leverage over Saudi Arabia
When 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 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 Iran.
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