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Saudi Arabia could bypass the claimed blockade by using western ports and shipping north through the Suez Canal, and that Houthi messaging is aimed primarily at a domestic audience.
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Saudi Arabia could bypass the claimed blockade by using western ports and shipping north through the Suez Canal, and that Houthi messaging is aimed primarily at a domestic audience.
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Bab al-Mandeb dossier
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Bab al-Mandeb
The account reports that Iran called on the Houthis to close the maritime chokepoint if the United States attacks Iran’s electrical grid.
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Analysts suggest that depiction is intended for the Houthi's domestic audience, who don't know that Saudi can evade the blockade by exporting from its western ports north through the Suez Canal.
Saudi Arabia could bypass the claimed blockade by using western ports and shipping north through the Suez Canal, and that Houthi messaging is aimed primarily at a domestic audience.
Open source reportEncouraged by Iran, Yemen's Houthi rebels announced a blockade on Saudi Arabian ships - or ships carrying Saudi exports - transiting through Bab al Mandeb.
Yemen’s Houthis, encouraged by Iran, announced a blockade against Saudi ships and vessels carrying Saudi exports through Bab al-Mandeb.
Open source reportIran called on its proxy in Yemen, the Houthis, to help ignite a regional conflict by closing the Bab al Mandeb maritime chokepoint if the U.S. strikes Iran's power grid.
The account reports that Iran called on the Houthis to close the maritime chokepoint if the United States attacks Iran’s electrical grid.
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