Houthi control of Bab al-Mandab threatens Saudi oil routes, insurance costs, and global shipping as Hormuz pressure grows.
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Baghdad cannot disarm militias by force, so PMF Control hinges on budget conditions and political deals as U.S. troops exit.
Saudi Arabia’s economic recovery falters as pipeline attacks, Houthi strikes, and oil cuts turn a downside scenario into reality.
Houthi forces seized Yemen’s western coast, threatening Bab al-Mandab as Hormuz flows collapse and Washington treats chokepoints separately.
Houthi gains at Bab el-Mandeb threaten Saudi oil exports and draw Washington into a Vietnam-like quagmire without ground troops.
Houthi attacks at Bab el-Mandeb cut Saudi oil exports, raise fuel prices, and tilt the U.S.-Iranian endurance contest toward Tehran.
Houthi capture of Mokha threatens Red Sea shipping, but recognizing Somaliland could isolate Iran and bypass Saudi failures.
Houthi forces now seized Yemen’s western coast and Bab al-Mandeb, gaining leverage but exposing themselves on flat terrain.
Somali piracy resurges as the Iran war creates a security vacuum, with pirates attacking 15 vessels and ransoms funding operations.
Houthi forces seized Mokha and Perim Island, threatening Bab al Mandeb shipping as Saudi Arabia closed its pipeline.