{"id":12121,"date":"2026-07-21T02:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12121"},"modified":"2026-07-21T02:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:16:39","slug":"yemens-houthis-declare-naval-blockade-against-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12121","title":{"rendered":"Yemen&#8217;s Houthis declare naval blockade against Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">By Nayera Abdallah and Timour Azhari<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DUBAI, July 20 (Reuters) &#8211; Yemen&#8217;s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi \u200cArabia, drawing a warning from the Saudi-led coalition that it would respond &#8220;firmly&#8221;, \u200cin a move that threatens to disrupt global energy supplies beyond the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Houthis&#8217; armed forces in a \u200bstatement said they were declaring &#8220;a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the equation of &#8216;an eye for an eye&#8217;, effective immediately&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They said the decision was in response to what they called &#8220;an unjust and oppressive siege&#8221; imposed on Yemen by the Saudis. \u200cA full closure of the \u2060Bab el-Mandeb strait, the southern gateway to the Red Sea, would halt Saudi oil exports to Asia and could reduce global \u2060oil supply by 7%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen vowed to respond to the threat to its commercial ships with firmness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Such threats are a blatant violation of international law and \u200bfalls under \u200bacts of maritime piracy,&#8221; the coalition said \u200bin a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It said it \u200cbegan implementing protection measures for its ships transiting through the Bab el-Mandeb strait.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Iran war has already triggered a massive cut to global oil flows, lowering global supply by 10%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The question now is whether they will begin targeting vessels heading to Saudi ports. At this stage, there&#8217;s no clear answer,&#8221; said Mohammed Albasha, a Yemeni \u200canalyst and founder of Basha Report, a Washington-based \u200brisk advisory firm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Even if no ships are attacked, \u200bthe announcement alone is likely to \u200bdisrupt shipping and create uncertainty for Saudi ports. Whether the \u200cHouthis move from threats to direct action \u200bremains the critical \u200bissue,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The group fired missiles at Saudi Arabia last week after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control, piercing a four-year \u200btruce in the conflict between \u200cthe kingdom and the Iran-aligned group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Reporting by Timour Azhari and Nayera Abdallah \u200band Menna Alaa El-Din and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Nadine Awadalla, \u200bAidan Lewis, Jason Neely and Sanjeev Miglani)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nayera Abdallah and Timour Azhari DUBAI, July 20 (Reuters) &#8211; Yemen&#8217;s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi \u200cArabia, drawing a warning from the Saudi-led coalition that it would respond &#8220;firmly&#8221;, \u200cin a move that threatens to disrupt global energy supplies beyond the Gulf. 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