Houthis Seize Red Sea Port, Threatening Vital Shipping Route

Yemen's Houthis have captured a Red Sea port city as part of a campaign to control the Bab el-Mandeb strait, replicating Iran's blockade strategy at the Hormuz. The move targets one of the world's most critical shipping corridors, through which a large share of EU trade passes. Houthi control of the waterway could severely disrupt European commerce and drive up energy prices.

Byte's take

Houthis now control a chokepoint that Europe cannot afford to lose. The seizure of the Red Sea port threatens the Bab el-Mandeb strait, through which a quarter of global trade and much of the EU's energy imports flow, risking supply shocks and inflation pressure across the bloc.