Iran Seeks End to Saudi Blockade of Yemen After Tehran-Backed Rebels Take Key Port – WTOP News
Iran urged Saudi Arabia to lift its Yemen blockade and restart talks as Houthi attacks disrupted a route carrying about 12% of global goods, officials said.
- On Friday, Iran's government called for an end to Saudi Arabia's blockade of Yemen following the Iran-backed Houthi seizure of the Red Sea port of Mokha on Thursday, marking the rebels' biggest territorial gain in years.
- Houthi entry into Mokha brings them within 50 miles of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz carrying about 12% of global goods through this critical waterway.
- Shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb fell about 60% since 2023, while renewed Houthi threats to oil infrastructure have caused crude oil prices to soar, according to Lloyds List Intelligence.
- Yemen's Saudi-backed government, through the National Defense Council, condemned Houthi attacks on Thursday and vowed a military response that would not be limited to a single front.
- Experts say these developments give Tehran leverage in potential United States negotiations, while 40 million people in Yemen face renewed conflict risks after a previous war killed 150,000.
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Iran seeks end to blockade of Yemen
The Iranian government yesterday called for an end to Saudi Arabia’s blockade of Yemen and the immediate resumption of talks, in its first public statement since Iran-backed Houthi rebels entered a key Yemeni port and intensified their threat to a key global shipping alternative to the Strait of Hor
Iran seeks end to Saudi blockade of Yemen after Tehran-backed rebels take key port – WTOP News
CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s government on Friday called for an end to Saudi Arabia’s blockade of Yemen and the immediate resumption of talks, in its first public statement since Iran-backed Houthi rebels entered a key Yemeni port and intensified their threat to a key global shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement...
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CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s government on Friday called for an end to Saudi Arabia’s blockade of Yemen and the immediate resumption of talks, in its first public statement since Iran-backed Houthi rebels entered a key Yemeni port
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Iran seeks end to Saudi blockade of Yemen after Tehran-backed rebels take key port
CAIRO (AP) — Iran's government on Friday called for an end to Saudi Arabia's blockade of Yemen and the immediate resumption of talks, in its first public statement since Iran-backed Houthi rebels entered a key Yemeni port and intensified their…
Iran's government called on Friday for an end to Saudi Arabia's blockade of Yemen and the immediate resumption of talks. In its first statement since Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized the port city of Mokha, the Foreign Ministry...
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