Article #5936
South China Morning Post - World News
| Title | Iran war escalates as Houthis threaten to sever Saudi oil exports | Source | South China Morning Post - World News |
| Description | Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthi movement has threatened to besiege a second key Middle East waterway as Iran launched drone attacks against US Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend after a diplomatic effort to end the war appeared to collapse. A closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, would effectively sever Saudi Arabia’s only remaining oil export route. The kingdom has been shipping up to 7 million barrels of crude per day through the... | ||
| Link | https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350671/iran-war-escalates-houthis-threaten-sever-saudi-oil-exports?utm_source=rss_feed | Published At | 2026-04-19 23:42:32 (3 days ago) |
| Created At | 2026-04-19 23:44:15 | Updated At | 2026-04-19 23:44:15 |