Council on Foreign Relations(@CFR_org):Yemen's Houthi rebels declared on July 20 that they would impose a complete naval blockade on Saudi Arabia—opening a new front in the U.S.-Iran war and threatening to choke off the Red Sea’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait, with potentially major consequences for the global economy.

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2026.07.20 23:04

Yemen's Houthi rebels declared on July 20 that they would impose a complete naval blockade on Saudi Arabia—opening a new front in the U.S.-Iran war and threatening to choke off the Red Sea’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait, with potentially major consequences for the global economy.