Bab el-Mandeb Strait
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World
Why Washington Is Resisting Riyadh’s Call to Strike the Houthis
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia is facing what regional security experts describe as an unprecedented threat to its oil export infrastructure,…
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How the Houthis Built a Global War-Financing Network
WASHINGTON — The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have turned territorial control in Yemen into a self-sustaining financial base…
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Houthis Seize Perim Island, Putting a Global Shipping Chokepoint in Their Hands
WASHINGTON — The seizure of Perim Island by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels has placed a vital maritime chokepoint under rebel…
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Iran Links Strait of Hormuz Opening to U.S. Blockade
Commercial passage through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since late February. At its narrowest point, the waterway spans…
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Saudi Arabia’s Oil Escape Routes Collapse as Houthis Tighten Red Sea Grip
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s emergency system for moving crude around the Persian Gulf has been crippled after the…
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Houthis Seize Bab el-Mandeb as Hormuz Traffic Collapses
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an 18-mile-wide waterway connecting the Red Sea with the Suez Canal, normally carries approximately 12 percent…
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Houthi Seizure of Yemen Port Pushes Oil Past $100 as Two Key Straits Face Siege
International benchmark Brent crude surged more than 5% to $106.60 a barrel in late Thursday trading, while U.S. West Texas…
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