#Bab El Mandeb

Over the weekend the White House shifted its position several times on a strike against Yemen's Houthis: from a tendency to rule it out, to an order for the Pentagon to prepare, and then to a postponement, not wanting to expand the battlefield.

The Houthis carried out a missile-drone strike on a military base in Saudi Arabia and captured the port of Mukalla, reaching the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The UN warns of an "extremely dangerous phase" of the war, and more than 46,000 people have already been displaced in Yemen.

According to Reuters, the Houthis reached Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on September 11, strengthening control over a key oil route. Direct orders from Iran are reported; Trump declined Saudi Arabia's request for strikes.

On September 10, Iran-linked Houthis seized the port of Mocha in Yemen, which, according to military sources, opens the way for them to control the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — a key artery of global oil trade.

🚨 Houthis launch massive missile and drone strike on Mocha Port in Yemen. At least 7 deaths confirmed; warehouses and residential buildings destroyed. The attack coincided with a strike on a Saudi Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia. The situation in the Bab el-Mandeb region has intensified.

🚢 <b>Sharp drop in shipping:</b> only 3 vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz on August 5, instead of dozens. 🚀 <b>Reason:</b> Yemeni Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi tankers. 🇸🇦 <b>Reaction:</b> Saudi Arabia officially did not confirm the incidents. 🌍 <b>Risks:</b> threat to the global economy and escalation of conflict with Iran.

The Houthis plan to introduce mandatory tolls for vessel passage through the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Iranian advisors are helping to create a payment system, but China will receive preferential status. This decision threatens Saudi Arabia's logistics and could trigger a new wave of escalation in the region. 🚢🌊🚩

China secured an exception to the Houthi naval blockade: Beijing negotiated safe passage for its tankers through the Bab el-Mandeb strait. This allowed the preservation of oil supplies from Saudi Arabia, avoiding the detour around Africa, while other vessels continue to be subjected to attacks. 🛢️🚢🇨🇳

Yemeni Houthis have deployed missiles near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait awaiting an order from Iran. Tehran is prepared to close the oil route through the Red Sea in response to US strikes on its infrastructure. This threatens to simultaneously block two key oil export routes and trigger a new wave of the energy crisis. 🛢️🚫🚀

Iran is preparing a new blow to the global economy: Tehran and the Houthis threaten to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Experts warn of the risk of oil prices rising to $200 per barrel and complete chaos in logistics. 🛑🛢️📉