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Yemen escalation threatens Red Sea shipping and global energy chokepoint
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Yemen escalation threatens Red Sea shipping and global energy chokepoint
A government airstrike on Sanaa airport and Houthi missile retaliation have ended a four-year truce, raising risks to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
- Yemen's internationally recognised government bombed the runway at Sanaa International Airport on Monday to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing.
- Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport, which the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted.
- Houthi officials said the Iranian aircraft was transporting medical patients and a delegation from the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
- Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait carries 4.0 million barrels per day of oil trade as of 2024.
Latest developments
- Dozens have been killed in the worst violence since a 2022 truce, with both sides mobilizing fighters.
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reportedly requested US military support against the Houthis.
- An Iranian plane that landed in Sanaa may have been carrying weapons, marking the first such public flight from Tehran in over a decade.
TopicsMiddle East conflictSanaa airport strikeShipping and LogisticsBalistic Missile TestAli Khamenei FuneralEnergyIranCeasefire Strait of HormuzGeopoliticsYemen Houthi Iran Tensions
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Why Yemen’s long ‘no war, no peace’ deadlock may be ending
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bbc.com
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How new Yemen tensions could complicate the global energy crisis
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