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Houthis Threaten Red Sea Strikes From North to South
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Key Points:
- Yemen's Houthi militant group claims to have fired ballistic missiles at the Saudi tanker Wafa near Yanbu in the northern Red Sea, signaling an intent to disrupt Saudi oil shipments from both ends of the Red Sea.
- The Houthis have vowed to block "all access routes" for Saudi crude, escalating their campaign against Saudi shipping in the region.
- Since July 20, the Houthis say they have attacked eight Saudi-linked vessels following their announcement of a Saudi shipping blockade.
- The group controls territory along the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a strategic chokepoint at the southern Red Sea, and is leveraging this to impact maritime traffic as vessels reroute from the closed Strait of Hormuz.
- The latest threats indicate that Saudi tankers en route to the Suez Canal in the northern Red Sea are now targeted, expanding the scope of Houthi attacks.
