Houthis open a second war front: Threat of a Saudi Arabia blockade brings new risk to oil
Yemen's Houthi movement has declared a naval blockade of Saudi ports, warning tankers to stay away as Riyadh weighs how to respond to a group it fought to a costly stalemate over nearly a decade
Oil prices retreat, falling below $88 a barrel
According to Reuters, although oil prices initially surged to their highest levels in the past month, they later reversed course as traders took profits while assessing the latest developments in the Middle East
Why the Houthis entered the war now: A message to the US not to proceed in the Red Sea and Hormuz
Houthis and Iran are creating a “ring of fire” stretching for thousands of kilometers in the Gulf – Concerns also over Saudi Arabia’s key East-West pipeline, through which up to 7 million barrels per day now pass