THE NEXT ESCALATION WITH THE HOUTHIS
Keywords:
Yemen, the Gulf of Aden, Bab el-Mandeb strait, Houthis, Red Sea, international maritime route, Suez Canal, USA, UK, Israel, Iran, Middle East, western coalition, missile, oil, trade, shipping.Abstract
The Republic of Yemen is known to be facing a number of conflicts with Western countries. The maritime areas along the coast of Yemen are recognized as a strategic area of great importance in international trade. Indeed, goods from many countries use this water corridor as a shortcut to European countries as a transit area. In addition, most of the petroleum products entering the world market are shipped to developed countries through this strait.
But now the conflicts in this geopolitical location pose a serious threat to the world market and the US and UK in collaboration with the opposition to these terrorist actions are launching a series of strikes against the Houthis operating in Yemeni territory. The reason for this is that the Hussites do not allow all ships belonging to Israel or entering Israeli ports to pass through this shortcut.
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