Browsing: bab el-mandeb

Western officials still see the Houthis as pirates, but they are Iran-backed missile operators closing a critical sea lane.

Iran’s integration of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb chokepoints creates a new asymmetric challenge for US naval strategy.

Targeting Iranian energy targets risks global economic fallout without achieving regime change. Washington must declare victory and de-escalate.

Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers pushed oil over $100 per barrel as the group used Iranian resupplies to target key Red Sea trade corridors.

Prolonged Hormuz blockade operations force US warships past 200 days at sea, exposing severe fleet sustainment deficits and mounting geopolitical risks.

Global maritime chokepoints beyond Hormuz — Bab el-Mandeb, Suez, Taiwan Strait, Malacca — each pose their own threat to global trade and energy.

Houthis announce a blockade targeting Saudi oil routes, endangering 7% of global energy supply amidst growing Gulf conflict and Red Sea tension.