Houthi gains in Red Sea strait threaten to disrupt global oil supplies and tighten Iran's strategic hold
Control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would allow Iranian-backed forces to choke off a critical global energy corridor, potentially spiking oil prices and constraining Western leverage in the region.
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