Yemen's Houthis declare naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, widening threat to global oil supplies
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- DW News EN·2h agoUS threatens 'major military punishment' for Houthi attacks
President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran and the Houthi militants over attacks on Saudi tankers. Meanwhile, the UN warned that the situation is 'out of control.' DW has the latest.
Read at DW News EN → - Guardian UK·10h agoHow the Bab al-Mandab blockade threat helped push oil back above $100
Escalating Houthi warnings to ships carrying Saudi crude through the strait lead to fears of further price surge A fresh front in the Middle East crisis opened this week, bringing a return of soaring global energy markets and stoking fears that the oil price could surge to $120…
Read at Guardian UK → - The Journal·11h agoVolatile conditions in Strait of Hormuz cast doubt on whether fuel price hikes are here to stay
The price of the benchmark international oil contract, Brent North Sea, reached $100 (€88) a barrel in trading today after Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck oil tankers in the Red Sea.
Read at The Journal → - Washington Post World·13h agoOil prices leap to $100 a barrel after attacks in Red Sea
The price of Brent crude, now up about 40 percent this month, surged Thursday after Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen claimed strikes on Saudi tankers.
Read at Washington Post World → - Geo News PK·18h agoPakistan, Saudi Arabia to work 'very closely to maintain regional peace' after Houthi attacks
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are seen in a meeting, in a photo released on September 16, 2025. — X@PakPMOPM Shehbaz says Houthi attacks violated international law.Houthis claim missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers.KSA confirms…
Read at Geo News PK → - Financial Times·23h agoIran-backed Houthis attack two Saudi Arabian oil tankers
Brent prices rise after Yemeni rebels say they hit the Encelia and the Layla
Read at Financial Times → - The Hindu Top·1d agoIran says stopped three oil tankers transiting Hormuz
In recent weeks, Iran has hit tankers using a route hugging the Omani coast to traverse the strait, in a bid to strongarm vessels into using its own waters and pay for safe passage
Read at The Hindu Top → - Al Jazeera·1d agoYemen’s Houthis claim attack on two Saudi oil tankers
Claimed attacks come days after Houthis announced naval embargo on Saudi vessels
Read at Al Jazeera → - BBC World·1d agoTankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat
All of the ships were travelling to or from Saudi ports before changing course, ship-tracking data shows.
Read at BBC World → - India Today Top·1d agoSaudi oil used Red Sea to bypass Hormuz. Now that route is blockaded
Saudi oil used Red Sea to bypass Hormuz Now that route is blockaded
Read at India Today Top → - Geo TV Pakistan·1d agoPakistan condemns Houthi threats against Saudi Arabia, Red Sea shipping
An image showing the board reading "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" outside the office of Minstry of Foreign Affairs. — APP/FileFO warns hostilities against Pakistan's interests to draw response.Says Pakistan reserves right to use force to protect maritime assets.Adds threats…
Read at Geo TV Pakistan → - DAWN·1d agoWashington plans to announce nuclear agreement with Riyadh, US media reports
The United States plans to announce an agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that would give the country a civilian nuclear programme, according to media reports, amid renewed fighting between the Gulf oil giant and Houthi rebels in Yemen. Citing two unnamed US officials, the…
Read at DAWN → - ABC Just In AU·1d agoHow one of Iran's 'Axis' allies is threatening to widen the war
The Houthi rebels, described as one of Iran's "merchants of chaos", have threatened to widen the conflict in the Middle East by declaring a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia. Here's what could happen next.
Read at ABC Just In AU → - Globe and Mail Biz·2d agoYet another shipping route gets blocked. Welcome to the new reality
Iran-backed Houthis have threatened to impose a maritime blockade by blocking Bab al-Mandab, through which about 10% of global trade transits daily
Read at Globe and Mail Biz → - Irish Times World·2d agoIran-backed Houthis expand conflict with Red Sea blockade. Will fuel prices climb higher?
A successful effort to shut the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would strike at one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes
Read at Irish Times World → - The News Biz PK·2d agoQatar condemns Houthi accusations against Saudi Arabia over the siege of Yemen
On Tuesday, Qatar vehemently denounced remarks by the Houthi military spokesman accusing Saudi Arabia of enforcing a siege on Yemen and choking off shipping channels. According to a statement by Qatar's Foreign Ministry on the preservation treaties to uphold relevant UN Security…
Read at The News Biz PK → - ET Markets·2d agoChoppy oil keeps investors on edge, stocks brace for big earnings week
The short-term focus again was oil prices, which swung sharply as investors weighed Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis declaring a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia against Reuters reporting that mediators had passed Iran a proposal to de-escalate the war with the U.S. Benchmark…
Read at ET Markets → - Business Standard·2d agoYemen's Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade: What it means for oil trade
The Houthis have declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, a move that could affect oil exports, shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and global energy markets
Read at Business Standard → - ARY News PK·2d agoIran targets US military assets as Houthis threaten to expand Mideast war
Iran targets US military assets as Houthis threaten to expand Mideast war
Read at ARY News PK → - 7NEWS Australia·3d agoMiddle East war: Yemen’s Houthi rebels declare blockade of vital Gulf strait as conflict spreads
The ‘eye-for-an-eye’ move could send fuel prices soaring.
Read at 7NEWS Australia → - SBS World·3d agoYemen's Houthis declare Saudi maritime blockade, threatening new front in US-Iran war
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it will respond to the Houthis' threats to ships with "force".
Read at SBS World → - The Hill Politics·3d agoHouthis announce blockade on Saudi Arabia, ramping up Red Sea tensions
The Houthis, the Iran-backed militant group based in Yemen, on Monday announced that they have set up a blockade on Saudi Arabia, ramping up the potential for tensions in the Red Sea. The Yemeni militia has not offered any specifics on what the blockade will entail, only that it…
Read at The Hill Politics → - The Hindu World·3d agoYemen's Iranian-backed Houthis say they will block Saudi shipping at Red Sea gateway
Bab el-Mandeb, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, is the gateway to the Red Sea through which around 12% of the world’s trade usually passes
Read at The Hindu World → - Independent World·3d agoYemen’s Houthis declare naval blockade against Saudi Arabia amid Strait of Hormuz fighting
Group said that the move was ‘based on the equation of “an eye for an eye”, effective immediately’
Read at Independent World → - CNBC Top News·3d agoIran's Houthi allies declare maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia, escalating threat to oil market
The militants, in a statement carried by state news, accused the Saudis of laying an "aggressive siege" against them.
Read at CNBC Top News → - ABC News AU·3d agoIran-backed Houthis declare maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia
In a statement, the Houthis' military spokesperson Yahya Saree says the group will enforce the blockade against its "criminal Saudi enemy", effective immediately.
Read at ABC News AU → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·3d agoMaritime Standoff: Houthis Declare Blockade Against Saudi Waters
The rebels "declare a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the equation of 'an eye for an eye,' effective immediately upon the issuance of this statement," military spokesman Yahya Saree said.
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Express Tribune World·3d agoYemen's Houthis declare naval blockade against Saudi Arabia
Decision in response to unjust, oppressive siege imposed on Yemen by the Saudis, according to a Houthi spokesperson
Read at Express Tribune World →
