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Yemen's Houthis Could Worsen Iran Oil Crunch
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April 2, 2026
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1:22Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump has threatened to escalate the war in Iran and hasn’t indicated when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen. An alternative route for oil in the Red Sea has cushioned the impact on oil prices so far. But that may now be at risk too. #iran #yemen #worldnews #politics #trump #usa #israel
The Houthis, an Iran-backed militant group that controls much of Yemen, throttled much of the traffic through that crucial waterway for two years starting in late 2023. In response to Israel’s war in Gaza, they launched attacks on commercial and naval ships near the Bab el-Mandeb strait that connects the southern Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, causing what was then the biggest disruption to global trade since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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