Iran is turning Yemen into the hub of a coordinated axis of resistance, using the Houthis to threaten chokepoints from Hormuz to the Red Sea.
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As Houthi attacks on Saudi shipping seal the Red Sea, Western governments face critical choices between military action and fragmented global trade security.
Cheap drones and commercial technology have upended military power in the Persian Gulf, proving weaker nations can now disrupt global trade with impunity.
U.S. emergency oil reserves hit 40-year lows while missile interceptor stocks run thin, tightening policy constraints as regional clashes expand.
Global maritime chokepoints beyond Hormuz — Bab el-Mandeb, Suez, Taiwan Strait, Malacca — each pose their own threat to global trade and energy.
Yemen’s Houthis declare a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening critical Red Sea energy corridors and expanding Iran’s regional power against the US.
Yemeni forces block the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait, jeopardizing Saudi oil exports and threatening global shipping routes in a major economic escalation.
Escalating cross-border strikes and Houthi blockade threats endanger Saudi energy infrastructure, risking a wider regional conflict and humanitarian crisis.
Houthis announce a blockade targeting Saudi oil routes, endangering 7% of global energy supply amidst growing Gulf conflict and Red Sea tension.
Iranian flights to Sanaa provoke coalition runway strikes, testing regional control and stalling diplomatic settlement efforts in Yemen.